USDA Biopreferred Program
Product Category Specification Sheet
for
Fertilizers


Governing Federal Regulation:

7 CFR 2902.22

Product Definition:

Products formulated or processed to provide nutrients for plant growth and/or beneficial bacteria to convert nutrients into plant useable forms. Biobased fertilizers, which are likely to consist mostly of biobased components, may include both biobased and chemical components.

Minimum Qualifying Biobased Carbon Content:

71%, by weight, of total organic carbon

Federal Agency Compliance Date:

5/14/2009

EPA Regulatory Overlap:

Fertilizer

Exempt Product Applications:

NA

Comments:

Fertilizers within this designated item can be made with recycled materials. Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, section 6002, the US EPA designated fertilizers containing recovered materials as items for which Federal agencies must give preference in their purchasing programs. The designation can be found in the Comprehensive Procurement Guideline, 40 CFR 247.15. EPA provides recovered materials content recommendations for fertilizers in the Recovered Materials Advisory Notice (RMAN) published for these products. The RMAN recommendations can be found at http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/procure/products.htm.

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