Indiana § 21-37-6-1 - Procurement of disposable plastic products
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 21-37-6-1 — Procurement of disposable plastic products, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 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.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-68-6.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.278.
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Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 21-37-6-1 ("Procurement of disposable plastic products") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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