1. Definitions. As used in this clause—

   Postconsumer material 

   means a material or finished product that has served its intended use and has been discarded for disposal or recovery, having completed its life as a consumer item. Postconsumer material is a part of the broader category of "recovered material."

   Recovered material 

   means waste materials and by-products recovered or diverted from solid waste, but the term does not include those materials and by-products generated from, and commonly reused within, an original manufacturing process.

2. The Contractor, on completion of this contract, shall—

   1. Estimate the percentage of the total recovered material content for EPA-designated item(s) delivered and/or used in contract performance, including, if applicable, the percentage of post-consumer material content; and

   2. Submit this estimate to _____________________ [Contracting Officer complete in accordance with agency procedures].

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