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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 23: Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety › Subpart 23.4

FAR 23.405 Waste reduction program.

The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.

In plain English

This section requires that certain contracts for operating or supporting Government facilities include a clause obligating the contractor to promote cost-effective waste reduction. It supports pollution prevention and agency waste-minimization efforts under E.O. 14057. It matters because contractors performing these facility services must actively work to reduce waste in the covered operations.

Applies to: Contracts for contractor operation of Government-owned or -leased facilities or support services at Government-owned or -operated facilities

What it requires

  • Promote cost-effective waste reduction in all operations and facilities covered by the contract

Key terms: pollution prevention · waste reduction · E.O. 14057 · cost-effective

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The text

To support pollution prevention and agency efforts to minimize waste in accordance with E.O. 14057, contracts for contractor operation of Government-owned or -leased facilities or for support services at Government-owned or -operated facilities shall require the contractor to promote cost-effective waste reduction in all operations and facilities covered by the contract.

← 23.404 Environmental management systems. · 23.406 Contract clauses. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 23

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

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