Recycling Infrastructure and Data Accountability Act

This bill would require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to study whether it is feasible to create a standard national database that tracks recyclable materials, recycling facility capacity, recovery results, landfill diversion, areas with limited recycling access, and extended producer responsibility programs. As part of the study, the EPA would catalog waste and recycling facilities that handle at least 25,000 tons a year, look at permitting and economic barriers to building recycling facilities, and identify areas that need more facilities. The EPA would report its findings and recommendations to Congress within 18 months. If the EPA finds the database feasible and recommends it, the agency would have to create and keep the database publicly online within 1 year after the report.

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Sponsors

• Michael Lawler Republican sponsor
• 1 cosponsors