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Forest Stewardship Council—A global organization that certifies responsible, on-the-ground forest management according to rigorous standards developed by a broad variety of stakeholder groups. Green Seal—An independent, non-profit environmental labeling organization. Green Seal standards for products and services meet the U.S. EPA's criteria for third-party certifiers. The Green Seal is a registered certification mark that may appear only on certified products. Integrated Pest Management—An ecosystem-based strategy that focuses on long-term prevention of pests or their damage through a combination of techniques such as biological control, habitat manipulation, modification of cultural practices, and use of resistant varieties. Pesticides are used only after monitoring indicates they are needed according to established guidelines, and treatments are made with the goal of removing only the target organism. Pest control materials are selected and applied in a manner that minimizes risks to human health, beneficial and nontarget organisms, and the environment. LEEDTM Rating System—The most recent version of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design(LEEDTM ) Commercial Green Building Rating System, or other related LEED TM Rating System, approved by the U.S. Green Building Council and designed for rating new and existing commercial, institutional, and residential buildings. Organic Pest Management—Prohibits the use and application of toxic chemical pesticides and strives to prevent pest problems through the application of natural, organic horticultural and maintenance practices. All pest control products shall be in keeping with, but not limited to, those products on the approved list of California Certified Organic Foods (CCOF). Organic Waste—Solid wastes containing material originated from living organisms and their metabolic waste products including, but not limited to, food, yard trimmings, organic textiles and carpets, lumber, wood, Paper Products, Printing and Writing Paper, manure, biosolids, digestate, and sludges, or as otherwise defined in Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations Section 18982(a)(46). Biosolids and digestate are as defined in Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations Section 18982(a)(4) and Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations Section 18982(a)(16.5), respectively. Paper Products—Include, but are not limited to, paper janitorial supplies, cartons, wrapping, packaging, file folders, hanging files, corrugated boxes, tissue, and toweling; or as otherwise defined in Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations Section 18982(a)(51). Post-consumer Material —A finished material which would normally be disposed of as a solid waste, having reached its intended end-use and completed its life cycle as a consumer item, and does not include manufacturing or converting wastes. Pre-consumer Material—A material or by-products generated after manufacture of a product is completed but before the product reaches the end-use consumer. Pre-consumer material does not include mill and manufacturing trim, scrap, or broke which is generated at a manufacturing site and commonly reused on-site in the same or another manufacturing process. Purchasing Procedures and Manual 29