Zero Waste Development and Expansion Act of 2017
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Feb 14, 2017)
Zero Waste Development and Expansion Act of 2017
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to award grants to local governments for developing solid waste prevention, reuse, and recycling tactics and operations. Applicants must set specific waste prevention, reuse, recycling, composting, or public education goals that will bring communities closer to zero waste. Zero waste is a goal to guide people towards emulating sustainable natural cycles, where all discarded materials are designed to become resources for others to use.
The EPA must convene an annual conference for grantees and other stakeholders to learn about moving toward a zero waste goal.
What just happenedFeb 17, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseFeb 14, 2017
- Feb 17, 2017Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee - Feb 14, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Feb 14, 2017IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
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Introduced in House