Major organizations representing the American waste and recycling industry have put their support. behind a new bipartisan bill that would provide $500 million in federal funding for recycling. infrastructure. The legislation — the Realizing the Economic Opportunities and Value of Expanding. Recycling Act or the RECOVER Act for short — was recently introduced by Representatives Tony. Cárdenas (D-California) and Larry Bucshon (R-Indiana), E.A. Crunden reported in Waste Dive.
Would allocate $500 million in matching
Federal funds for states. That money is meant to improve. various aspects of collection and processing. Japan WhatsApp Number Data infrastructure ranging. from curbside equipment to drop-off sites and MRFs.. Specifically, the federal effort aims to expand. recycling access and the collection of recyclable materials to underserved areas. Modernize existing. technology, enhance curbside recycling and other collection, and reduce the contamination of recyclable. Materials. As Waste Dive pointed out, the bill has support from organizations that include the American. Chemistry Council.
The Association of Plastic Recyclers
The Plastics Industry Association, the National Waste & Recycling Association, the Sustainable Packaging Coalition, and Solid Waste Germany Telegram Number Management Association of North America (SWANA). SWANA, a nonprofit association representing more than 10,000 waste and recycling professionals in the United States and Canada, sent a letter to the federal government earlier this year expressing support for the RECOVER Act. “China’s imposition of import restrictions on recyclables has significantly challenged many recycling programs over the past year,” the letter said. “Recycling has changed and it has become.
