Recycling Infrastructure and Data Accountability Act
Sponsored By: Representative Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
Introduced
Summary
Standardized national database to map recyclable materials, infrastructure capacity, processing outcomes, landfill diversion, and access gaps is the bill's central goal. The bill would have the EPA study whether creating that database is feasible and report findings to Congress within 18 months.
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- Households in underserved areas: The study would identify regions with limited collection, long transport distances, and high landfill reliance so planners can target new services.
- Local governments and planners: Would gain data on facility location, type, ownership, capacity, materials accepted, and annual throughput to guide siting and investments.
- Recycling and waste facilities: The bill would catalog facilities with annual throughput of at least 25,000 tons to show processing capacity and geographic gaps.
- Producers under extended producer responsibility programs: The database would track program performance so policymakers can compare results and improve accountability.
- EPA and researchers: The agency must analyze permitting and economic barriers and, if it recommends the database, establish a publicly online system within 1 year after the report.
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EPA study on national recycling database
This bill would require the EPA Administrator to study whether a standardized national database for recycling is feasible. The report would be sent to Congress within 18 months of enactment. The study would map regions with poor collection access, long transport distances, and high reliance on landfills. It would list waste and recycling facilities that handle at least 25,000 tons a year and analyze their permitted and operational capacity, permitting challenges, and economic barriers. If the Administrator recommends the database, the EPA would publish and maintain it online within one year after the report, tracking materials, recovery outcomes, landfill diversion, and extended producer responsibility program performance.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
NY • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
NJ • D
Sponsored 7/30/2026
Roll Call Votes
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