Hearing: “No Time to Waste: Solutions for America’s Broken Recycling System”

Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change (Committee on Energy and Commerce)

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Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Text of Legislation

• H.R. 8059, the “Recycling and Composting Accountability Act” [PDF]
• H.R. 8183, the “Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2022” [PDF]
• H.R. 1512, the “Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nation’s Future Act” or the “CLEAN Future Act” [PDF]
• H.R. 2238, the “Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2021” [PDF]

Support Documents

• Hearing Notice [PDF]
• Briefing Memo [PDF] Added 06/28/2022 at 11:24 AM
• Document for the Record - A Statement from Representative Alan Lowenthal of California [PDF] Added 07/01/2022 at 10:35 AM
• Document for the Record - A Letter from the Can Manufacturers Institute [PDF] Added 07/01/2022 at 10:35 AM
• Document for the Record - A Letter from the National Waste & Recycling Association [PDF] Added 07/01/2022 at 10:35 AM
• Document for the Record - A Letter from the American Cleaning Institute [PDF] Added 07/01/2022 at 10:35 AM
• Document for the Record - A Statement from the American Forest & Paper Association [PDF] Added 07/01/2022 at 10:35 AM
• Document for the Record - An Article from the Alliance of Mission-Based Recyclers entitled, “’Chemical Recycling’ Will Not Save Our Plastics Problem” [PDF] Added 07/01/2022 at 10:35 AM
• Document for the Record - A Report from the Alliance of Mission-Based Recyclers entitled, “The False Promise of Plastics-to-Fuel Technologies: Guidance for Legislators, Investors, and Municipalities” [PDF] Added 07/01/2022 at 10:35 AM
• Document for the Record - A Letter from the American Institute for Packaging and the Environment [PDF] Added 07/01/2022 at 10:35 AM
• Document for the Record - An Issue Brief from the Natural Resource Defense Council [PDF] Added 07/01/2022 at 10:35 AM
• Document for the Record - A Fact Sheet from Oceana entitled, “Choked, Strangled, Drowned: The Plastics Crisis Unfolding in our Oceans” [PDF] Added 07/01/2022 at 10:35 AM
• Document for the Record - A Fact Sheet from Oceana entitled, “Companies are Wasting Time with Inadequate Solutions to the Plastics Crisis” [PDF] Added 07/01/2022 at 10:35 AM
• Document for the Record - A Statement from Representative Joe Neguse of Colorado [PDF] Added 07/01/2022 at 10:35 AM
• Document for the Record - A Letter from the Consumer Brands Association [PDF] Added 07/01/2022 at 10:35 AM
• Document for the Record - A Report from the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives entitled, “All Talk and No Recycling: An Investigation of the U.S. ‘Chemical Recycling’ Industry” [PDF] Added 07/01/2022 at 10:35 AM
• Document for the Record - A Report from the International Pollutants Elimination Network and the International Pellet Watch entitled, “Plastic Waste Management Hazards: Waste-to-Energy, Chemical Recycling, and Plastic Fuels” [PDF] Added 07/01/2022 at 10:35 AM
• Document for the Record - A Letter from AMP Robotics [PDF] Added 07/01/2022 at 10:35 AM
• Document for the Record - A Letter from U.S. PIRG and Environment America [PDF] Added 07/01/2022 at 10:35 AM
• Document for the Record - A Letter from Novelis [PDF] Added 07/01/2022 at 10:35 AM
• Document for the Record - A Memorandum from Oceana regarding a nationwide poll [PDF] Added 07/01/2022 at 10:35 AM
• Document for the Record - A Letter from Recycle Across America and the International Waste Platform [PDF] Added 07/01/2022 at 10:35 AM
• Document for the Record - A Fact Sheet from Oceana entitled, “Plastic is a Growing Threat to our Future” [PDF] Added 07/01/2022 at 10:35 AM
• Document for the Record - A Statement from the Paper Recycling Coalition [PDF] Added 07/01/2022 at 10:35 AM
• Document for the Record - An Advocacy Brief from the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives entitled, “Plastic-to-Fuel: A Losing Proposition” [PDF] Added 07/01/2022 at 10:35 AM
• Document for the Record - A Letter from the US Composting Council [PDF] Added 07/01/2022 at 10:35 AM
• Document for the Record - A Letter from the Sustainable Food Policy Alliance [PDF] Added 07/01/2022 at 10:35 AM
• Document for the Record - A Letter from the Solid Waste Association of North America [PDF] Added 07/01/2022 at 10:35 AM
• Document for the Record - A Letter from The Aluminum Association in support of H.R. 8059 [PDF] Added 07/01/2022 at 10:35 AM
• Document for the Record - A Letter from the Aluminum Association in support of H.R. 8183 [PDF] Added 07/01/2022 at 10:35 AM
• Document for the Record - A Letter from Tetra Pak [PDF] Added 07/01/2022 at 10:35 AM
• Document for the Record - A Letter from The RealReal [PDF] Added 07/01/2022 at 10:35 AM
• Document for the Record - A Letter from Cramston Wrather [PDF] Added 07/01/2022 at 10:35 AM
• Document for the Record - A Letter from Plant Based Products Council [PDF] Added 07/01/2022 at 10:35 AM
• Document for the Record - A Letter from The Recycling Partnership [PDF] Added 07/01/2022 at 10:35 AM
• Document for the Record - A Statement from EPA [PDF] Added 07/01/2022 at 10:35 AM
• Document for the Record - A Letter from Ball Corporation [PDF] Added 07/01/2022 at 10:35 AM
• Document for the Record - A Letter from the American Chemistry Council [PDF] Added 07/01/2022 at 10:35 AM
• Document for the Record - A Fact Sheet from the American Chemistry Council entitled, “New Investments in Advanced Recycling in the U.S.” [PDF] Added 07/01/2022 at 10:35 AM
• Document for the Record - A Fact Sheet from the American Chemistry Council entitled, “The ‘Break Free’ Act: A Step Backward for Climate Change” [PDF] Added 07/01/2022 at 10:35 AM
• Document for the Record - A Fact Sheet from the American Chemistry Council entitled, “’Break Free’ Act Would Cripple U.S. Manufacturing, Jobs, Resilience” [PDF] Added 07/01/2022 at 10:35 AM
• Document for the Record - An Article from Chemical & Engineering News entitled, “Chemical Recycling of Plastic Gets a Boost in 18 US States- but Environmentalists Question Whether it Really is Recycling” [PDF] Added 07/01/2022 at 10:35 AM
• Document for the Record - A Policy Brief from the Government Accountability Office entitled, “Science & Tech Spotlight: Advanced Plastic Recycling” [PDF] Added 07/01/2022 at 10:35 AM
• Document for the Record - A Report from McKinsey & Company entitled, “Advanced Recycling: Opportunities for Growth” [PDF] Added 07/01/2022 at 10:35 AM
• Document for the Record - A Report from the National Waste and Recycling Association entitled, “Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging” [PDF] Added 07/01/2022 at 10:35 AM
• Document for the Record - A Presentation from Resource Recycling Systems entitled, “Economic Impact of Beverage Container Deposits on Municipal Recycling Processing Costs” [PDF] Added 07/01/2022 at 10:35 AM
• Document for the Record - An Article from S&P Global entitled, “ExxonMobil, Lyondell Collaborate to Make Houston a Recycling Circularity Hub” [PDF] Added 07/01/2022 at 10:35 AM
• Document for the Record - A Wall Street Journal Article entitled, “Russian Gas Cuts Threaten World’s Largest Chemicals Hub” [PDF] Added 07/01/2022 at 10:35 AM
• Document for the Record - A Letter from American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers [PDF] Added 07/01/2022 at 10:35 AM

Member Statements

• Opening Statement - Full Committee Chairman Pallone [PDF] Added 06/30/2022 at 03:27 PM
• Opening Statement - Subcommittee Chairman Tonko [PDF] Added 06/30/2022 at 03:27 PM
• Opening Statement - Subcommittee Ranking Member McKinley [PDF] Added 06/30/2022 at 05:08 PM
• Opening Statement - Full Committee Ranking Member McMorris Rodgers [PDF] Added 06/30/2022 at 05:08 PM

Hearing Record

• Member Attendance [PDF] Added 06/30/2022 at 03:27 PM
• Preliminary Transcript [PDF] Added 07/08/2022 at 11:38 AM

First Published: June 23, 2022 at 04:26 PM
Last Updated: August 26, 2022 at 11:18 AM