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A key component of the CPG program is EPA's list of designated products and the accompanying recycled-content recommendations. EPA has already designated or is proposing to designate the products listed below. They are grouped into 8 catagories:

EPA also published final or proposed recycled-content recommendations for each item. All proposals, designations, and recommendations are published in the Federal Register.

This Web site contains a brief description for each of the designated products listed below. You also can view EPA's recommended recycled-content ranges and access a Supplier Database Exit Disclaimer which includes manufacturers, vendors, and suppliers for each item.


Construction Products

Designated:
 
Building insulation products
Carpet
Carpet cushion
Cement and concrete containing:
  -Coal fly ash
  -Ground granulated blast furnace slag
  -Cenospheres
  -Silica fume
Consolidated and reprocessed latex
  paint
Floor tiles
Flowable fill
Laminated paperboard
Modular threshold ramps
Nonpressure pipe
Patio blocks
Railroad grade crossing surfaces
Roofing materials
Shower and restroom dividers/partitions
Structural fiberboard

Proposed:



Nylon carpet and nylon carpet
  backing


 

Landscaping Products

Designated:
 
Compost made from yard trimmings
   or food waste
Garden and soaker hoses

Hydraulic mulch
Lawn and garden edging
Plastic lumber landscaping timbers
   and posts
Proposed:
 
Compost made from manure or
  biosolids (Revision)
Fertilizers made from recovered
  organic materials


 

Nonpaper Office Products

Designated:
 
Binders, clipboards, file folders, clip
   portfolios, and presentation folders
Office furniture
Office recycling containers
Office waste receptacles
Plastic desktop accessories
Plastic envelopes
Plastic trash bags
Printer ribbons
Toner cartridges
Proposed:
 
None at this time.


 

Paper and Paper Products

Designated:
 
Commercial/industrial sanitary tissue
   products
Miscellaneous papers
Newsprint
Paperboard and packaging products
Printing and writing papers

Proposed:
 
None at this time.


 

Park and Recreation Products

Designated:
 
Park benches and picnic tables
Plastic fencing
Playground equipment
Playground surfaces
Running tracks
Proposed:
 
None at this time.


 

Transportation Products

Designated:
 
Channelizers
Delineators
Flexible delineators

Parking stops
Traffic barricades
Traffic cones
Proposed:
 
None at this time.


 

Vehicular Products

Designated:
 
Engine coolants
Rebuilt vehicular parts
Re-refined lubricating oils
Retread tires
Proposed:
 
None at this time.


 

Miscellaneous Products

Designated:
 
Awards and plaques
Bike racks
Blasting grit
Industrial drums
Manual-grade strapping
Mats
Pallets
Signage
Sorbents

Proposed:
 
None at this time.


 

 
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