HR-4109 : Still Just a Bill

The "Recycling and Composting Accountability Act" (H.R. 4109) aims to improve recycling and composting programs in the United States. Key provisions include:

• Requires the EPA Administrator to collect data and publish reports on composting and recycling infrastructure capabilities, including evaluations of existing laws, descriptions of composting programs, and estimates of expansion costs.
• Mandates an inventory of materials recovery facilities in the U.S., detailing the types of materials each facility can process.
• Directs the EPA to estimate the number and types of recycling and composting programs, materials accepted, access to services, and associated costs and benefits.
• Authorizes the EPA to collect data biannually to develop standardized estimated rates of recyclable materials diverted from the waste stream, as well as a national recycling rate.
• Requires an update to a previous report on end markets for recyclable materials and a new report on the end-market sale of compost.
• Requires the Comptroller General to report on recycling and composting rates of federal agencies.
• Mandates the EPA to develop a metric to determine the proportion of recyclable materials diverted from a circular market, conduct a study, and submit a report to Congress.
• Authorizes $4,000,000 to be appropriated to the Administrator for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029 to carry out this Act.