2010 Indiana Code
TITLE 21. HIGHER EDUCATION
ARTICLE 37. STATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS: CONTRACTS; PROCUREMENT
CHAPTER 6. DEGRADABLE PLASTIC PRODUCTS

IC 21-37-6
     Chapter 6. Degradable Plastic Products

IC 21-37-6-1
Procurement of disposable plastic products
     Sec. 1. When procuring disposable plastic products, including refuse bags, a state educational institution shall procure disposable plastic products that are degradable if:
        (1) degradable products are available at the time of the procurement;
        (2) it is economically feasible to procure degradable products;
        (3) the procurement of degradable products is not inappropriate because of:
            (A) federal regulations or policy in matters involving the federal government; or
            (B) the special requirements of scientific uses;
        (4) the degradable product to be procured is economically and functionally the equivalent of disposable plastic products that:
            (A) meet applicable specifications; and
            (B) are not degradable; and
        (5) the degradable product to be procured is, in the determination of the state educational institution, a type of product for which the use of degradable materials is appropriate based upon:
            (A) the functional use of the product; and
            (B) whether the product will probably be recycled or disposed of in a final disposal facility.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.278.