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119TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 351 

To establish a pilot grant program to improve recycling accessibility, to 

require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 

carry out certain activities to collect and disseminate data on recycling 

and composting programs in the United States, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 30, 2025 

Mrs. CAPITO (for herself, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, and Mr. BOOZMAN) introduced 

the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 

on Environment and Public Works 

A BILL 

To establish a pilot grant program to improve recycling accessibility, to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out certain activities 

to collect and disseminate data on recycling and 

composting programs in the United States, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Strategies To Elimi5 nate Waste and Accelerate Recycling Development Act of 

6 2025’’ or the ‘‘STEWARD Act of 2025’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. RECYCLING INFRASTRUCTURE AND ACCESSIBILITY 

2 IMPROVEMENTS. 

3 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

4 (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis5 trator’’ means the Administrator of the Environ6 mental Protection Agency. 

7 (2) CURBSIDE RECYCLING.—The term 

8 ‘‘curbside recycling’’ means the process by which 

9 residential recyclable materials are picked up 

10 curbside. 

11 (3) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti12 ty’’ means— 

13 (A) a State (as defined in section 1004 of 

14 the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 

15 6903)); 

16 (B) a unit of local government; 

17 (C) an Indian Tribe; and 

18 (D) a public-private partnership or entities 

19 seeking to establish a public-private partner20 ship. 

21 (4) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 

22 has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the 

23 Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 

24 Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 

25 (5) MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILITY.— 


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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘materials 

2 recovery facility’’ means a dedicated facility 

3 where primarily residential recyclable materials, 

4 which are diverted from disposal by a generator 

5 and collected separately from municipal solid 

6 waste, are mechanically or manually sorted into 

7 commodities for further processing into speci8 fication-grade commodities for sale to end 

9 users. 

10 (B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘‘materials re11 covery facility’’ does not include a solid waste 

12 management facility that may process munic13 ipal solid waste to remove recyclable materials. 

14 (6) PILOT GRANT PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘pilot 

15 grant program’’ means the Recycling Infrastructure 

16 and Accessibility Program established under sub17 section (b). 

18 (7) RECYCLABLE MATERIAL.—The term ‘‘recy19 clable material’’ means a material that is obsolete, 

20 previously used, off-specification, surplus, or inciden21 tally produced for processing into a specification22 grade commodity for which a reuse market currently 

23 exists or is being developed. 

24 (8) TRANSFER STATION.—The term ‘‘transfer 

25 station’’ means a facility that— 


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1 (A) receives and consolidates recyclable 

2 material from curbside recycling or drop-off fa3 cilities; and 

4 (B) loads the recyclable material onto trac5 tor trailers, railcars, or barges for transport to 

6 a distant materials recovery facility or another 

7 recycling-related facility. 

8 (9) UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY.—The term 

9 ‘‘underserved community’’ means a community, in10 cluding an unincorporated area, without access to 

11 full recycling services because— 

12 (A) transportation, distance, or other rea13 sons render utilization of available processing 

14 capacity at an existing materials recovery facil15 ity cost prohibitive; or 

16 (B) the processing capacity of an existing 

17 materials recovery facility is insufficient to 

18 manage the volume of recyclable materials pro19 duced by that community. 

20 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 18 months 

21 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 

22 shall establish a pilot grant program, to be known as the 

23 ‘‘Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Program’’, to 

24 award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities 


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1 to improve recycling accessibility in a community or com2 munities within the same geographic area. 

3 (c) GOAL.—The goal of the pilot grant program is 

4 to fund eligible projects that will significantly improve ac5 cessibility to recycling systems through investments in in6 frastructure in underserved communities through the use 

7 of a hub-and-spoke model for recycling infrastructure de8 velopment. 

9 (d) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a grant 

10 under the pilot grant program, an eligible entity shall sub11 mit to the Administrator an application at such time, in 

12 such manner, and containing such information as the Ad13 ministrator may require. 

14 (e) CONSIDERATIONS.—In selecting eligible entities 

15 to receive a grant under the pilot grant program, the Ad16 ministrator shall consider— 

17 (1) whether the community or communities in 

18 which the eligible entity is seeking to carry out a 

19 proposed project has curbside recycling; 

20 (2) whether the proposed project of the eligible 

21 entity will improve accessibility to recycling services 

22 in a single underserved community or multiple un23 derserved communities; and 

24 (3)(A) if the eligible entity is a public-private 

25 partnership, the financial health of the private entity 


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1 seeking to enter into that public-private partnership; 

2 or 

3 (B) if the eligible entity is seeking to establish 

4 a public-private partnership, the financial health of 

5 the private entities that would participate in the 

6 public-private partnership. 

7 (f) PRIORITY.—In selecting eligible entities to receive 

8 a grant under the pilot grant program, the Administrator 

9 shall give priority to eligible entities seeking to carry out 

10 a proposed project in a community in which there is not 

11 more than 1 materials recovery facility within a 75-mile 

12 radius of that community. 

13 (g) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity awarded a 

14 grant under the pilot grant program may use the grant 

15 funds for projects to improve recycling accessibility in 

16 communities, including in underserved communities, by— 

17 (1) increasing the number of transfer stations; 

18 (2) expanding curbside recycling collection pro19 grams where appropriate; and 

20 (3) leveraging public-private partnerships to re21 duce the costs associated with collecting and trans22 porting recyclable materials in underserved commu23 nities. 

24 (h) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible 

25 entity awarded a grant under the pilot grant program may 


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1 not use the grant funds for projects relating to recycling 

2 education programs. 

3 (i) MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM GRANT AMOUNT.—A 

4 grant awarded to an eligible entity under the pilot grant 

5 program shall be in an amount— 

6 (1) not less than $500,000; and 

7 (2) not more than $15,000,000. 

8 (j) SET-ASIDE.—The Administrator shall set aside 

9 not less than 70 percent of the amounts made available 

10 to carry out the pilot grant program for each fiscal year 

11 to award grants to eligible entities to carry out a proposed 

12 project or program in a single underserved community or 

13 multiple underserved communities. 

14 (k) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost 

15 of a project or program carried out by an eligible entity 

16 using grant funds shall be not more than 95 percent. 

17 (l) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 

18 on which the first grant is awarded under the pilot grant 

19 program, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a re20 port describing the implementation of the pilot grant pro21 gram, which shall include— 

22 (1) a list of eligible entities that have received 

23 a grant under the pilot grant program; 


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1 (2) the actions taken by each eligible entity that 

2 received a grant under the pilot grant program to 

3 improve recycling accessibility with grant funds; and 

4 (3) to the extent information is available, a de5 scription of how grant funds received under the pilot 

6 grant program improved recycling rates in each com7 munity in which a project or program was carried 

8 out under the pilot grant program. 

9 (m) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 

11 appropriated to the Administrator to carry out the 

12 pilot grant program $30,000,000 for each of fiscal 

13 years 2025 through 2029, to remain available until 

14 expended. 

15 (2) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS AND TECHNICAL

16 ASSISTANCE.—Of the amounts made available under 

17 paragraph (1), the Administrator may use up to 5 

18 percent— 

19 (A) for administrative costs relating to car20 rying out the pilot grant program; and 

21 (B) to provide technical assistance to eligi22 ble entities applying for a grant under the pilot 

23 grant program. 

24 SEC. 3. RECYCLING AND COMPOSTING DATA COLLECTION. 

25 (a) DEFINITIONS.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—In this section: 

2 (A) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Admin3 istrator’’ means the Administrator of the Envi4 ronmental Protection Agency. 

5 (B) COMPOST.—The term ‘‘compost’’ 

6 means a product that— 

7 (i) is manufactured through the con8 trolled aerobic, biological decomposition of 

9 biodegradable materials; 

10 (ii) has been subjected to medium and 

11 high temperature organisms, which— 

12 (I) significantly reduce the viabil13 ity of pathogens and weed seeds; and 

14 (II) stabilize carbon in the prod15 uct such that the product is beneficial 

16 to plant growth; and 

17 (iii) is typically used as a soil amend18 ment, but may also contribute plant nutri19 ents. 

20 (C) COMPOSTABLE MATERIAL.—The term 

21 ‘‘compostable material’’ means material that is 

22 a feedstock for creating compost, including— 

23 (i) wood; 

24 (ii) agricultural crops; 


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1 (iii) paper, such as cardboard and 

2 other paper products; 

3 (iv) certified compostable products as4 sociated with organic waste; 

5 (v) other organic plant material; 

6 (vi) organic waste, including food 

7 waste and yard waste; and 

8 (vii) such other material that is com9 posed of biomass that can be continually 

10 replenished or renewed, as determined by 

11 the Administrator. 

12 (D) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian 

13 Tribe’’ has the meaning given the term in sec14 tion 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and 

15 Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 

16 (E) RECYCLABLE MATERIAL.—The term 

17 ‘‘recyclable material’’ means a material that is 

18 obsolete, previously used, off-specification, sur19 plus, or incidentally produced for processing 

20 into a specification-grade commodity for which 

21 a reuse market currently exists or is being de22 veloped. 

23 (F) RECYCLING.—The term ‘‘recycling’’ 

24 means the series of activities— 


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1 (i) during which recyclable materials 

2 are processed into specification-grade com3 modities and consumed as raw-material 

4 feedstock, in lieu of virgin materials, in the 

5 manufacturing of new products; 

6 (ii) that may, with regard to recycla7 ble materials and prior to the activities de8 scribed in clause (i), include sorting, collec9 tion, processing, and brokering; and 

10 (iii) that result, subsequent to proc11 essing described in clause (i), in consump12 tion by a materials manufacturer, includ13 ing for the manufacturing of new products. 

14 (G) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ has the 

15 meaning given the term in section 1004 of the 

16 Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6903). 

17 (2) DEFINITION OF PROCESSING.—In subpara18 graphs (E) and (F) of paragraph (1), the term 

19 ‘‘processing’’ means any mechanical, manual, or 

20 other method that— 

21 (A) transforms a recyclable material into a 

22 specification-grade commodity; and 

23 (B) may occur in multiple steps, with dif24 ferent phases, including sorting, occurring at 

25 different locations. 


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1 (b) REPORTS ON COMPOSTING AND RECYCLING IN2 FRASTRUCTURE CAPABILITIES.— 

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle D of the Solid 

4 Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6941 et seq.) is 

5 amended by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘SEC. 4011. REPORTS ON COMPOSTING AND RECYCLING IN7 FRASTRUCTURE CAPABILITIES. 

8 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

9 ‘‘(1) INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN TERMS.— 

10 The terms ‘compost’, ‘compostable material’, ‘recy11 clable material’, and ‘recycling’ have the meanings 

12 given the terms in section 3(a) of the Strategies To 

13 Eliminate Waste and Accelerate Recycling Develop14 ment Act of 2025. 

15 ‘‘(2) COMPOSTING FACILITY.—The term 

16 ‘composting facility’ means a location, structure, or 

17 device that transforms compostable materials into 

18 compost. 

19 ‘‘(3) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian Tribe’ 

20 has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the 

21 Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 

22 Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 

23 ‘‘(4) MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILITY.— 

24 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘materials 

25 recovery facility’ means a dedicated facility 


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1 where primarily residential recyclable materials, 

2 which are diverted from disposal by the gener3 ator and collected separately from municipal 

4 solid waste, are mechanically or manually sort5 ed into commodities for further processing into 

6 specification-grade commodities for sale to end 

7 users. 

8 ‘‘(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘materials 

9 recovery facility’ does not include a solid waste 

10 management facility that may process munic11 ipal solid waste to remove recyclable materials. 

12 ‘‘(C) DEFINITION OF PROCESSING.—For 

13 purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘proc14 essing’ has the meaning given the term in sec15 tion 3(a)(2) of the Strategies To Eliminate 

16 Waste and Accelerate Recycling Development 

17 Act of 2025. 

18 ‘‘(b) REPORT.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall re20 quest information and data from, collaborate with, 

21 or contract with, as necessary and appropriate, 

22 States, units of local government, and Indian Tribes, 

23 for the provision, preparation, and publication of a 

24 report, or to expand work under the National Recy25 cling Strategy to include information and data, on 


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1 compostable materials and efforts to reduce contami2 nation rates for recycling, including— 

3 ‘‘(A) an evaluation of existing Federal, 

4 State, and local laws that may present barriers 

5 to implementation of composting strategies; 

6 ‘‘(B) a description and evaluation of 

7 composting infrastructure and programs within 

8 States, units of local government, and Indian 

9 Tribes; 

10 ‘‘(C) an estimate of the costs and approxi11 mate land needed to expand composting pro12 grams; and 

13 ‘‘(D) a review of the practices of manufac14 turers and companies that are moving to using 

15 compostable packaging and food service ware 

16 for the purpose of making the composting proc17 ess the end-of-life use of those products. 

18 ‘‘(2) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 2 years 

19 after the date of enactment of this section, the Ad20 ministrator shall submit to Congress the report pre21 pared under paragraph (1). 

22 ‘‘(c) INVENTORY OF MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILI23 TIES.—Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment 

24 of this section, and every 4 years thereafter, the Adminis25 trator, in consultation with relevant Federal agencies and 


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1 States, units of local government, and Indian Tribes, 

2 shall— 

3 ‘‘(1) prepare an inventory or estimate of mate4 rials recovery facilities in the United States, includ5 ing— 

6 ‘‘(A) the number of materials recovery fa7 cilities in each State; and 

8 ‘‘(B) a general description of the materials 

9 that each of those materials recovery facilities 

10 can process, including— 

11 ‘‘(i) in the case of plastic, a descrip12 tion of— 

13 ‘‘(I) the types of accepted resin, 

14 if applicable; and 

15 ‘‘(II) the packaging or product 

16 format, such as a jug, a carton, or 

17 film; 

18 ‘‘(ii) food packaging and service ware, 

19 such as a bottle, cutlery, or a cup; 

20 ‘‘(iii) paper; 

21 ‘‘(iv) aluminum, such as an aluminum 

22 beverage can, food can, aerosol can, or foil; 

23 ‘‘(v) steel, such as a steel food or aer24 osol can; 

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1 ‘‘(vii) glass; or 

2 ‘‘(viii) any other material not de3 scribed in any of clauses (i) through (vii) 

4 that a materials recovery facility processes; 

5 and 

6 ‘‘(2) submit to Congress the inventory or esti7 mate prepared under paragraph (1). 

8 ‘‘(d) INFORMATION ON RECYCLING AND COMPOSTING

9 SYSTEMS.—The Administrator shall, as necessary and ap10 propriate, collaborate or contract with States, units of 

11 local government, and Indian Tribes to estimate, with re12 spect to the United States— 

13 ‘‘(1) the number and types of recycling and 

14 composting programs; 

15 ‘‘(2) the types and forms of materials accepted 

16 by recycling or composting programs; 

17 ‘‘(3) the number of individuals— 

18 ‘‘(A) with access to recycling and 

19 composting services to at least the extent of ac20 cess to disposal services; and 

21 ‘‘(B) who use, on a percentage basis, the 

22 recycling and composting services described in 

23 subparagraph (A); 

24 ‘‘(4) the number of individuals with barriers to 

25 accessing recycling and composting services similar 


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1 to their access to disposal services and the types of 

2 those barriers experienced; 

3 ‘‘(5) the inbound contamination and capture 

4 rates of recycling and composting programs; 

5 ‘‘(6) if applicable, other available recycling or 

6 composting programs; and 

7 ‘‘(7) the average costs and benefits to States, 

8 units of local government, and Indian Tribes of recy9 cling and composting programs. 

10 ‘‘(e) RECYCLING REPORTING RATES.— 

11 ‘‘(1) COLLECTION OF DATA; DEVELOPMENT OF

12 RATES.—The Administrator may use amounts made 

13 available under section 3(e) of the Strategies To 

14 Eliminate Waste and Accelerate Recycling Develop15 ment Act of 2025— 

16 ‘‘(A) to biannually collect, in collaboration 

17 with States, to the extent practicable, informa18 tion supplied on a voluntary basis to develop 

19 the estimated rates described in subparagraphs 

20 (B) and (C); 

21 ‘‘(B) to develop a standardized estimated 

22 rate of recyclable materials in States that pro23 vide information under subparagraph (A) that 

24 have been successfully diverted from the waste 


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1 stream and brought to a materials recovery fa2 cility or composting facility; and 

3 ‘‘(C) to develop an estimated national recy4 cling rate based on the information described in 

5 subparagraphs (A) and (B). 

6 ‘‘(2) USE.—Using amounts made available 

7 under section 3(e) of the Strategies To Eliminate 

8 Waste and Accelerate Recycling Development Act of 

9 2025, the Administrator may use the information 

10 collected and rates developed under paragraph (1) to 

11 provide requesting States, units of local government, 

12 and Indian Tribes data and technical assistance— 

13 ‘‘(A) to reduce the overall waste produced 

14 by the States, units of local government, and 

15 Indian Tribes; 

16 ‘‘(B) to assist the States, units of local 

17 government, and Indian Tribes in under18 standing the nuances of the information col19 lected relating to diversion activities; and 

20 ‘‘(C) to increase recycling and composting 

21 rates of the States, units of local government, 

22 and Indian Tribes. 

23 ‘‘(f) REPORT ON END MARKETS.—The Adminis24 trator, in collaboration or contract with, as necessary and 


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1 appropriate, relevant Federal agencies, States, units of 

2 local government, or Indian Tribes, shall— 

3 ‘‘(1) provide an update to the report submitted 

4 under section 306 of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act 

5 (Public Law 116–224; 134 Stat. 1096) to include an 

6 addendum on the end-market sale of all recyclable 

7 materials from materials recovery facilities that 

8 process recyclable materials, including, to the extent 

9 practicable— 

10 ‘‘(A) the total, in dollars per ton, domestic 

11 sales of bales of recyclable materials; and 

12 ‘‘(B) the total, in dollars per ton, inter13 national sales of bales of recyclable materials; 

14 ‘‘(2) prepare a report on the end-market sale of 

15 compost from, to the extent practicable, compostable 

16 materials, including the total, in dollars per ton, of 

17 domestic sales of compostable materials; and 

18 ‘‘(3) not later than 3 years after the date of en19 actment of this section, submit to Congress the up20 date to the report prepared under paragraph (1) and 

21 the report prepared under paragraph (2). 

22 ‘‘(g) PRIVILEGED OR CONFIDENTIAL INFORMA23 TION.— 

24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Information collected under 

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1 section (f) shall not include any privileged or con2 fidential information described in section 552(b)(4) 

3 of title 5, United States Code. 

4 ‘‘(2) NONDISCLOSURE.—Information collected 

5 to carry out this section shall not be made public if 

6 the information meets the requirements of section 

7 552(b) of title 5, United States Code.’’. 

8 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con9 tents in section 1001 of the Solid Waste Disposal 

10 Act (Public Law 89–272; 90 Stat. 2795; 98 Stat. 

11 3268) is amended by inserting after the item relat12 ing to section 4010 the following: 

‘‘Sec. 4011. Report on composting and recycling infrastructure capabilities.’’. 

13 (c) FEDERAL AGENCY ACTIVITIES RELATED TO RE14 CYCLING.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enact15 ment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter until 2033, 

16 the Comptroller General of the United States shall make 

17 publicly available a report— 

18 (1) detailing or, to the extent practicable, pro19 viding an estimate of— 

20 (A) the total annual recycling and 

21 composting rates reported by all Federal agen22 cies; and 

23 (B) the total annual percentage of prod24 ucts containing recyclable material, compostable 


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1 material, or recovered materials purchased by 

2 all Federal agencies, including— 

3 (i) the total quantity of procured 

4 products containing recyclable material or 

5 recovered materials listed in the com6 prehensive procurement guidelines pub7 lished under section 6002(e) of the Solid 

8 Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6962(e)); 

9 and 

10 (ii) the total quantity of compostable 

11 material purchased by all Federal agencies; 

12 (2) identifying the activities of each Federal 

13 agency that promote recycling or composting; and 

14 (3) identifying activities that Federal agencies 

15 could carry out to further promote recycling or 

16 composting. 

17 (d) STUDY ON THE DIVERSION OF RECYCLABLE MA18 TERIALS FROM A CIRCULAR MARKET.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

20 the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 

21 shall develop a metric for determining the proportion 

22 of recyclable materials in commercial and municipal 

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1 (2) STUDY; REPORT.—Not later than 1 year 

2 after the development of a metric under paragraph 

3 (1), the Administrator shall conduct a study of, and 

4 submit to Congress a report on, the proportion of re5 cyclable materials in commercial and municipal 

6 waste streams that, during each of the 10 calendar 

7 years preceding the year of submission of the report, 

8 were diverted from a circular market. 

9 (3) DATA.—The report under paragraph (2) 

10 shall provide data on specific recyclable materials, 

11 including aluminum, plastics, paper and paperboard, 

12 textiles, and glass, that were prevented from remain13 ing in a circular market through disposal or elimi14 nation, and to what use those specific recyclable ma15 terials were lost. 

16 (4) EVALUATION.—The report under paragraph 

17 (2) shall include an evaluation of whether the estab18 lishment or improvement of recycling programs 

19 would— 

20 (A) improve recycling rates; 

21 (B) reduce the quantity of recyclable mate22 rials being unutilized in a circular market; and 

23 (C) affect prices paid by consumers for 

24 products using materials recycled in the circular 

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1 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

2 authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator to 

3 carry out this section and the amendments made by this 

4 section $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 

5 2029. 

6 (f) ADMINISTRATION.— 

7 (1) UNFUNDED MANDATES.—The Adminis8 trator or the Secretary of Commerce may not exer9 cise any authority under this section or any amend10 ment made by this section if exercising that author11 ity would require a State, a unit of local govern12 ment, or an Indian Tribe to carry out a mandate for 

13 which funding is not available. 

14 (2) NONDISCLOSURE.—Any information col15 lected to carry out this section shall not be made 

16 public if the information meets the requirements of 

17 section 552(b) of title 5, United States Code. 

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