REFUSE DISPOSAL related term(s) Recycled materials; Sewage Disposal

Amendments

Space policy: establish demonstration program for active remediation of orbital debris and develop uniform orbital debris standard practices to support safe and sustainable orbital environment (S. 447), S5260, S5262 [31OC]

Bills and resolutions

Crime: prohibit unlawful disposal in landfills or navigable waters of fetal remains resulting from abortion (see H.R. 428), H250 [20JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: designate composting as conservation practice and activity and provide grants and loan guarantees for composting facilities and programs (see S. 179), S172 [31JA] (see H.R. 651), H574 [31JA]

Dept. of Defense: provide budget information for incinerators and waste-to-energy waste disposal alternatives to burn pits (see H.R. 2518), H1708 [6AP]

——— submit report on incinerators and waste-to-energy waste disposal alternatives to burn pits (see S. 2083), S2185 [21JN] (see H.R. 4264), H3071 [21JN]

Dept. of Energy: prioritize acceptance of high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel from decommissioned or decommissioning nuclear reactors in high population areas with high earthquake hazard (see H.R. 3862), H2762 [6JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: use on-site regulated medical waste treatment systems at certain facilities (see H.R. 753), H675 [2FE]

Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior: report on amount of waste collected on Federal land along southern border and implement policies to prevent and mitigate environmental degradation due to illegal immigration (see H.R. 6208), H5363 [2NO]

Disasters: establish advisory group to encourage and foster collaborative efforts among individuals and entities engaged in disaster recovery relating to debris removal (see S. 310), S310 [9FE]

EPA: control exports of electronic waste to ensure that such waste does not become source of counterfeit goods that may reenter U.S. military and civilian electronics supply chains (see H.R. 4217), H2990 [20JN]

——— establish pilot grant program to improve recycling accessibility (see S. 1189), S1255 [19AP] (see H.R. 6159), H5228 [1NO]

——— improve recycling and composting programs (see S. 1194), S1255 [19AP] (see H.R. 4040), H2808 [12JN]

Federal aid programs: provide additional assistance to rural water and waste disposal systems affected by coronavirus pandemic (see S. 1079), S1088 [30MR]

National Park Service: encourage reduction of disposable plastic products in units of National Park System (see S. 2728), S4227 [6SE] (see H.R. 4561), H3205 [11JY]

Plastic Pollution Action Month: designate (see S. Res. 296), S2461 [13JY] (see H. Res. 584), H3575 [13JY]

Pollution: reduce production and use of single-use plastics, improve responsibility of producers over consumer products and packaging, and prevent plastics from entering animal and human food chains and waterways (see S. 3127), S5182 [25OC] (see H.R. 6053), H5104 [25OC]

Space policy: establish demonstration program for active remediation of orbital debris and develop uniform orbital debris standard practices to support safe and sustainable orbital environment (see S. 447), S426 [15FE]

Taxation: establish excise tax on plastics (see S. 2844), S4589 [19SE] (see H.R. 5564), H4406 [19SE]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Defense: provide budget information for incinerators and waste-to-energy waste disposal alternatives to burn pits, H3215 [12JY]

——— submit report on incinerators and waste-to-energy waste disposal alternatives to burn pits, H3215 [12JY]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit funding to implement, administer, apply, enforce, or carry out ban on use of plastic straws on public lands and national parks, H5357–H5359 [2NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: use on-site regulated medical waste treatment systems at certain facilities (H.R. 753), H1125, H1126 [7MR]

EPA: establish pilot grant program to improve recycling accessibility (H.R. 6159), H5674 [13NO]

GAO: assess EPA efforts to combat fast fashion waste and to make apparel products more sustainable, H3130 [23JN]

Public utilities: recognize access to safe and affordable public services as basic human rights (H. Res. 1364), H920 [28FE]

Remarks in Senate

Disasters: establish advisory group to encourage and foster collaborative efforts among individuals and entities engaged in disaster recovery relating to debris removal (S. 310), S6025 [18DE]

EPA: establish pilot grant program to improve recycling accessibility (S. 1189), S1228–S1230 [19AP]

——— improve recycling and composting programs (S. 1194), S1228–S1230 [19AP]

Fennell, George: South Carolina Business Hall of Fame inductee, S1249 [19AP]

Space policy: establish demonstration program for active remediation of orbital debris and develop uniform orbital debris standard practices to support safe and sustainable orbital environment (S. 447), S5262–S5266 [31OC]

Reports filed

Disaster Contract Improvement Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 310) (S. Rept. 118–24), S1622 [11MY]

Orbital Sustainability (ORBITS) Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 447), S4388 [12SE]

Recycling and Composting Accountability Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1194) (S. Rept. 118–42), S2221 [22JN]

Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1189) (S. Rept. 118–41), S2221 [22JN]

Texts of

H.R. 753, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Creation of On-Site Treatment Systems Affording Veterans Improvements and Numerous General Safety (VA COST SAVINGS) Enhancements Act, H1125 [7MR]

S. 310, Disaster Contract Improvement Act, S6026 [18DE]

S. 447, Orbital Sustainability (ORBITS) Act, S5264–S5266 [31OC]

S. Res. 296, Plastic Pollution Action Month, S2465 [13JY]