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HR 3237 114th Congress House Environmental Protection Air quality Educational facilities and institutions Environmental health Environmental technology Infrastructure development Racial and ethnic relations Solid waste and recycling State and local government operations Water quality

Zero Waste Development and Expansion Act

Introduced: July 28, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Jul 31, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
Jul 28, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 28, 2015
Introduced in House
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Zero Waste Development and Expansion Act

This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to award grants to local governments for developing solid waste prevention and recycling tactics and operations, which may include:

  • development or deployment of technologies or practices to increase rates of waste prevention, recycling, composting, or product reuse;
  • capital investment in infrastructure to start or expand waste prevention, recycling, composting, or product reuse programs;
  • partnerships with local businesses interested in incorporating new technologies or processes to reduce or prevent waste in production or packaging; or
  • community outreach and public education programming.

Grants must be awarded to applicants who collectively represent a range of existing waste prevention, recycling, composting, and product reuse rates.

To be considered for an award, applicants must: (1) set specific waste prevention, recycling, composting, product reuse, or public education goals that will bring communities closer to zero waste; and (2) have a plan to use grant funds for developing solid waste prevention and recycling tactics and operations.

What's happening now July 31, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · May 13, 2016
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Apr 28, 2016
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Apr 27, 2016
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Apr 26, 2016
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 8, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3237: Zero Waste Development and Expansion Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3237/
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