Senate Passes NWRA-supported Bipartisan Recycling and Composting Legislation
NWRA Calls Upon the House to Swiftly Enact These Bills
Arlington, VA – The National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA) applauds the Senate for passing the Recycling and Composting Accountability Act and the Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act. NWRA has been working for more than two years with the staff of Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee Chairman Tom Carper (D-DE) and Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on these bills to improve rural recycling accessibility and recycling/composting data collection.
“We thank Sens. Carper and Capito for their continued leadership on this issue and the Senate for passing this important legislation by unanimous consent,” said NWRA Interim President and CEO Jim Riley. “These bills will go a long way to improve access to recycling infrastructure in underserved communities as well as collect data on existing recycling and composting programs so that they may evaluate and improve future recycling policies. We urge the House to take up this legislation and pass it.”
These two bipartisan bills will help address several of the challenges plaguing our nation’s recycling and composting systems—including reliable data collection and improving access to recycling programs. The bills now go to the House of Representatives for consideration where NWRA was instrumental in obtaining the sponsor of the House companion version of the Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act.
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The National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA) represents the private sector waste and recycling services industry. Association members conduct business in all 50 states and include companies that manage waste, recycling and medical waste, equipment manufacturers and distributors, and a variety of other service providers. For more information about NWRA, please visit www.wasterecycling.org.
CONTACT
Brandon Wright
National Waste & Recycling Association
bwright@wasterecycling.org
202-364-3706
