HR 4290 · 100th Congress · Environmental Protection

Recycling Markets Development Act of 1988

Introduced 1988-03-30· Sponsored by Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-33]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Hazardous Materials.(1988-04-12)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Recycling Markets Development Act of 1988 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish labeling requirements for all paper and cardboard products and all food and beverage containers manufactured in or imported into the United States which cannot be recycled and which are not made from at least ten percent recycled materials. Treats any product or container which does not contain such required label as in violation of the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act. Revises the Federal procurement provisions of the Solid Waste Disposal Act to restrict certain agency decisions not to procure paper meeting minimum content requirements for recovered materials and to revise the guidelines issued by the Administrator with respect to Federal agencies complying with the requirements of such Act. Requires the Administrator, within two years of enactment of this Act, to prepare final guidelines for used oil and plastics. Requires the issuance of a uniform national standard for paper for procuring agencies with at least ten percent being the minimum content of the past consumer recovered materials. Makes a State eligible for…

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