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Calendar No. 105
118TH CONGRESS REPORT
1st Session SENATE 118-42
THE RECYCLING AND COMPOSTING
ACCOUNTABILITY ACT
JUNE 22, 2023.-Ordered to be printed
Mr. CARPER, from the Committee on Environment and Public
Works, submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany S. 1194]
The Committee on Environment and Public Works, to which was
referred the bill (S. 1194) to require the Administrator of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency to carry out certain activities to im-
prove recycling and composting programs in the United States and
for other purposes, having considered the same, reports favorably
thereon without amendment and recommends that the bill do pass.
GENERAL STATEMENT
In the United States, recycling programs are challenged by a va-
riety of issues ranging from contamination and misleading labeling
to limited infrastructure and limited end-markets for recycled ma-
terials. With a national recycling rate of 32 percent,1 there is sig-
nificant room to improve recycling systems, keep valuable mate-
rials in the supply chain, and ultimately reduce waste. At the same
time, composting of food and other organic waste has emerged as
a way to promote sustainability and fight climate change. Improv-
ing access to recycling and composting services; collecting data
about recycling and composting capabilities and needs that federal,
state and local governments can use to inform policy decisions; and
supporting educational resources are all ways to improve recycling
and composting programs in the United States.
1https://www.epa.gov/recyclingstrategy/america-recycles-day.
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