HR 3865 · 102th Congress · Environmental Protection

National Waste Reduction, Recycling, and Management Act

Introduced 1991-11-22· Sponsored by Rep. Swift, Al [D-WA-2]· 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: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 482.(1992-08-11)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] National Waste Reduction, Recycling, and Management Act - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize appropriations to carry out such Act for FY 1993 through 1998. Title I: State Solid Waste Management - Revises requirements for State solid waste management plans and establishes requirements for plan guidelines. Requires such plans to include: (1) an estimate of the capacity of the State to manage such waste; (2) an overall waste management strategy that covers the ten-year period beginning on the date of approval of a plan; (3) source reduction and recycling goals; (4) requirements for annual diversion away from disposal by combustion or landfilling of materials otherwise destined for disposal by such methods, with specified diversion rates for metals, glass, paper, plastics, and yard waste; (5) scrap tire requirements; (6) personnel training and public education; (7) requirements for the management of household hazardous waste, yard waste, and large household appliances; (8) actions to be taken to promote markets for recovered materials; (9) requirements for procurement of products made of recovered materials; (10) requirements for disclosure of costs of municipal solid was…

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