# State Finance and Procurement (GSF)

## Title 14. Preferences

### Subtitle 4. Miscellaneous Purchasing Preferences

#### Section 14-415

(a)

  (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.

  (2) "Certified e-Stewards recycler" means a recycler of electronic products that has successfully completed the e-Stewards certification program created by the Basel Action Network.

  (3) "Electronic product" means a product recycled by:

    (i) a certified e-Stewards recycler;

    (ii) a R2 certified recycler; or

    (iii) a recycler of electronic products that meets nationally recognized and consensus-based guidelines, standards, and systems for recycling that are approved by the Department of the Environment in consultation with the Department of General Services.

  (4) "R2 certified recycler" means a recycler of electronic products that is certified in the R2 Practices Standards that are maintained by R2 Solutions.

(b) On or after October 1, 2014, when awarding a procurement contract for services to recycle electronic products, a State unit shall award the contract to a recycler of electronic products that:

  (1) is R2 or e-Stewards certified; or

  (2) meets nationally recognized and consensus-based guidelines, standards, and systems for recycling that are approved by the Department of the Environment in consultation with the Department of General Services.

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Md. Code Ann., State Fin. & Proc. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)