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119-hr-6566119th CongressWALLET

Recycling Technology Innovation Act

Sponsored By: Representative Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2]

Introduced

Summary

Would create a clear pathway for certain plastics-processing units to be excluded from the federal definition of "solid waste incineration unit." It would restructure that definition, add a rule-based 50 percent product test, and establish a 180-day petition review process for units that seek exclusion.

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  • Owners and operators of plastics conversion units could qualify for exclusion if their outputs are at least 50 percent product by mass under a method the Administrator would set by rule.
  • The Administrator would have to publish any exclusion petition, seek public comment, and approve or deny petitions within 180 days.
  • The bill defines "product" as a material with a commercial or industrial use that can be sold or used as an input and explicitly excludes electricity, heat, steam, soot, char, dust, and ash from that definition.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Exclusion for plastic conversion businesses

If enacted, the bill would change Clean Air Act rules for some plastic conversion units. A unit that converts plastic by pyrolysis, gasification, depolymerization, catalytic cracking, solvolysis, or chemolysis would be excluded from the "solid waste incineration unit" label if at least 50% of its outputs by mass are products. The EPA Administrator would set the method to calculate that percent by rule. The bill would define "product" as a material that can be sold or used to make other products. Products would not include electricity, heat, steam, soot, char, dust, or ash. Owners of units that do not meet the 50% test could petition EPA for an exclusion. EPA would publish the full petition, take public comment, and approve or deny it within 180 days. The change would take effect upon enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2]

TX • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6]

    AL • R

    Sponsored 12/10/2025

  • Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 12/11/2025

  • Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 1/9/2026

  • Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]

    GA • R

    Sponsored 1/13/2026

  • Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1]

    ID • R

    Sponsored 1/14/2026

  • Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12]

    OH • R

    Sponsored 2/10/2026

  • Rep. McDowell, Addison P. [R-NC-6]

    NC • R

    Sponsored 2/11/2026

  • Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 6/24/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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