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kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 246.201-4"
title: "40"
number: "246.201-4"
heading: "Recommended procedures: Market study."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/246.201-4"
---

# §246.201-4. Recommended procedures: Market study.


An investigation of markets should be made for each material by the organization responsible for sale of recyclable materials in each agency and should include at a minimum:

- (a) Identifying potential purchasers of the recovered material through standard market research techniques.
- (b) Directly contacting buyers and determining the buyers' quality specifications, potential transportation agreements and any minimum quantity criteria.
- (c) Determining the prices that the buyer will pay for the recovered material and the willingness of the buyer to sign a contract for the purchase of the material at guaranteed minimum prices.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Secs. 1008 and 6004 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended (42 U.S.C. 6907, 6964).

### Source

Source: 41 FR 16952, Apr. 23, 1976, unless otherwise noted.