(xiii) Potential ways that the National 
Recycling Strategy may improve and opti-
mize the use of certified compostable prod-
ucts. 
(xiv) Appropriate financial incentives, 
increased tipping fees, and other mecha-
nisms, such as packaging fees, to encour-
age increased collection, avoid wasteful dis-
positions of post-use plastic products and 
encourage the development and implemen-
tation of waste collection, sortation, pre- 
processing, and mechanical and advanced 
recycling technologies. 
(xv) The impact of the use of the 
American Society for Testing and Mate-
rials Resin Identification Codes symbol on 
plastic products on the rate of recycling in 
the United States, and whether Federal 
standards for use of the symbol in con-
sumer outreach and education would help 
achieve the plastic recycling goal set by the 
Administrator under the National Recy-
cling Strategy. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 15 months after 
the date on which the Advisory Committee Manage-
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ment Officer deems a fair balance of Committee 
membership under section 101(b)(2)(a), the Com-
mittee shall complete the study and submit to the 
Administrator a report on the study conducted 
under paragraph (1), including— 
(A) the findings of the Committee; and 
(B) the recommendations of the Com-
mittee. 
(3) ADVISE ADMINISTRATOR.—In consultation 
with the Committee, the Administrator shall— 
(A) establish training for awareness and 
implementation of the National Plastics Recy-
cling Standards for employees of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency; and 
(B) develop educational materials and im-
plement a nationwide campaign targeted toward 
helping residential, commercial, and industrial 
consumers understand the role of such con-
sumers in implementing the National Plastics 
Recycling Standards. 
(d) FUNDING.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated such sums as are necessary to carry out this sec-
tion. 
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SEC. 102. NATIONAL PLASTIC RECYCLING STANDARDS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date on which the Committee issues a report 
under section 101(c), the Administrator, in consultation 
with the relevant heads of Federal agencies and taking 
into consideration such report, shall establish the national 
plastic recycling standards for the purpose of supporting 
achievement of the National Recycling Strategy. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The national plastic recycling 
standards established under subsection (a) shall contain 
the following: 
(1) Specifications required for advanced recy-
cling feedstocks to support conversion back to new 
chemicals, plastics, and other useful products. 
(2) Minimum standards for municipal systems 
in which residents are charged for waste collection 
based on the amount of waste they throw away 
(Pay-As-You-Throw systems), infrastructure capac-
ity to ensure jurisdictions are able to handle com-
mon materials and adjust to new waste streams, and 
household access to optimize the ability of all Ameri-
cans to recycle, including the development of Federal 
grant programs to assist with the equitable access 
for all communities, including exurban, multi-family, 
and rural communities, to meet the minimum access 
standards. 
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(3) Minimum processing requirements to in-
crease the recycling of post-use plastics. 
(4) Systems, measures, and metrics to be used 
to analyze the effectiveness of the national plastic 
recycling standards, including recordkeeping and re-
porting requirements. 
(5) Standards and guidelines for the testing, 
design, manufacture, use, performance, and re- 
recyclability of innovative material to be used in con-
struction, preservation, rehabilitation, or reconstruc-
tion of infrastructure and long-term pavement, and 
including Federal grant programs for projects prone 
to flooding due to severe storms, storm surges, or 
projected sea level rise during the projected lifetime 
of the project. 
(6) Educational programs to promote compli-
ance with and support for the national plastic recy-
cling standards, and awareness of plastics recycling 
with respect to different geographic, rural, and 
urban needs. 
(7) Standards and data collection procedures to 
determine the annual supply of post-use plastics 
available for advanced recycling feedstocks. 
(8) Standards for Federal, State, and municipal 
government and industry data collection, metrics, 
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and reporting for reuse, recycling, composting, re-
covery, and disposal for the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency to measure the national recycling rate 
and report against the National Recycling Goal. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall es-
tablish a date, no later than 3 years following pro-
mulgation of the National Recycling Standards, for 
the standards to go into effect. 
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In establishing the ef-
fective date under paragraph (1), the Administrator 
shall take into consideration— 
(A) the cost of achieving a circular econ-
omy for plastics; 
(B) the feasibility of implementing the na-
tional plastic recycling standards, including the 
time needed to— 
(i) obtain necessary permit approvals; 
(ii) procure, install, and test control 
equipment; and 
(iii) procure funding to implement in-
frastructure and access improvements, in-
cluding the development and disbursement 
of Federal financial incentives; 
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