1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the person authorized to purchase supplies and materials for each school district shall, when purchasing goods and products for use by the school district, give preference to recycled products if:

(a) The product meets the applicable standards;

(b) The product can be substituted for a comparable nonrecycled product; and

(c) The product costs no more than a comparable nonrecycled product.

2. When purchasing goods and products for use by the school district, the person authorized to make such purchases may give preference to recycled products if:

(a) The product meets the applicable standards;

(b) The product can be substituted for a comparable nonrecycled product; and

(c) The product costs no more than 5 percent more than a comparable nonrecycled product.

3. When purchasing any paper or paper products for use by the school district, the person authorized to make such purchases shall purchase recycled paper products if the specific recycled paper product is:

(a) Available at a price not more than that of paper products made from virgin material;

(b) Of adequate quality; and

(c) Available to the purchaser within a reasonable period.

4. When purchasing any paper or paper products for use by the school district, the person authorized to make such purchases may purchase recycled paper products if the specific recycled paper product is:

(a) Available at a price not more than 10 percent higher than that of paper products made from virgin material;

(b) Of adequate quality; and

(c) Available to the purchaser within a reasonable period.

(Added to NRS by 1991, 2193)