Congress Is Considering Two Bills That Would Weaken Recycling
Today, the House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade held a hearing on two bills that would significantly change how recycling claims are regulated in the United States: the PACK Act and the Recycled Materials Attribution Act. Both bills are being promoted as efforts to create greater consistency and improve consumer confidence….
How the Recycling Technology Innovation Act Would Weaken Recycling
The Recycling Technology Innovation Act (H.R. 6566) is part of a broader set of federal proposals – along with the PACK Act and the Recycling Materials Attribution Act – that would weaken recycling systems by redefining key terms, weakening environmental safeguards, and prioritizing claims and accounting frameworks over real material recovery. Taken together, these proposals…
Pyrolysis Is Incineration. Changing the Definition Doesn’t Change the Reality.
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)recently proposed a rule that would weaken protections under the Clean Air Act by redefining pyrolysis as something other than incineration. Let’s be clear: pyrolysis is incineration. The EPA is not having a scientific debate with this proposed rule—it’s a policy maneuver with real consequences for air quality, public health,…