RECYCLING related term(s) Ecology and Environment

Bills and resolutions

Consumers: prohibit person from making misleading recycled content claim in advertising, marketing, selling, or offering for sale product to consumer (see H.R. 7502), H2186 [11FE]

Dept. of Energy: reauthorize battery processing and manufacturing program (see S. 5220), S4407 [3AU]

——— study new technologies and opportunities for recycling spent nuclear fuel (see H.R. 9197), H3991 [8JN]

Dept. of State: establish Critical Minerals Innovation Partnership Program (see H.R. 9858), H5175 [22JY]

Dept. of the Interior: carry out study on aluminum recycling to assess amount of aluminum disposed of in landfills (see H.R. 7992), H2597 [18MR]

——— extend authorization for large-scale water recycling and reuse projects (see S. 3693), S290 [27JA]

——— reauthorize large-scale water recycling and reuse program and establish Water Conveyance Improvement Program (see S. 3738), S377 [29JA]

EPA: create national standards for labeling of covered materials as recyclable, compostable, reusable, and refillable (see S. 5302), S4514 [6AU] (see H.R. 10048), H5220 [6AU]

——— prepare report on reuse and refill systems for various consumer products (see H.R. 7370), H2030 [4FE]

——— study feasibility of establishing standardized national database for tracking recyclable materials, recycling infrastructure capacity, and recycling collection services (see H.R. 9987), H5206 [30JY]

Federal agencies and departments: establish working group for recycled plastic content traceability (see S. 5182), S4369 [30JY]

Plastic Pollution Action Month: designate (see S. Res. 806), S4138 [16JY] (see H. Res. 1470), H5213 [3AU]

Technology: support recycling and recovery of lithium-ion batteries (see H.R. 9615), H4379 [9JY]

Remarks in House

Ashford, Willie: National Waste and Recycling Association Residential Driver of the Year award recipient, E621 [25JN]

Dept. of Defense: preempt State and local laws that impose requirements different from Federal standards on certain defense-related recycling, disposal, and materials recovery activities, H4995, H4996 [21JY]

Eco-Cycle, Inc.: anniversary, E521 [3JN]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of the Interior: reauthorize large-scale water recycling and reuse program and establish Water Conveyance Improvement Program (S. 3738), S380 [29JA]

Texts of

S. Res. 806, Plastic Pollution Action Month, S4140 [16JY]