Sec. 302. Strategy for improving waste management, recycling, and water management
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Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the EPA Administrator shall, in consultation with stakeholders, develop a strategy to improve waste management and recycling infrastructure, particularly for waste management and recycling infrastructure systems not meeting national standards under subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6941 et seq.) and other waste standards, for the purpose of reducing potential leakage of plastic waste and other solid waste into waterways and oceans.
On development of the strategy under subsection (a), the EPA Administrator shall— distribute the strategy to States and units of local government; and make the strategy publicly available for use by— for-profit private waste management and recycling entities; and other nongovernmental entities. It is the sense of Congress that the strategy under subsection
(a)should include guidance, for the purpose of reducing potential leakage of plastic waste and other solid waste into waterways and oceans, relating to— the harmonization of waste collection protocols; the harmonization of recycling protocols for municipal recycling programs, including— best practices for the collection of residential recyclables; improved quality and sorting of recyclable materials through opportunities such as— education and awareness programs; improved infrastructure, including new equipment and innovative technologies for processing of recyclable materials; enhanced markets for recycled material; and standardized measurements; and increasing capacity for more types of plastic (including plastic films) and other materials to be collected, processed, and recycled or repurposed into usable materials or products; the development of new strategies and programs that prioritize engagement and cooperation with States and the private sector to expedite efforts and assistance in States to partner with, encourage, advise, and facilitate the development and execution, where practicable, of projects, programs, and initiatives— to improve the capacity, security, and standards of operations of waste management systems; to monitor and track how well waste management systems are functioning, based on uniform and transparent standards developed in cooperation with municipal, industrial, Federal, and civil society stakeholders; to identify the operational challenges of waste management systems; and to develop policy and programmatic solutions to those challenges; and to end intentional and unintentional incentives for municipalities, industries, and individuals to improperly dispose of municipal solid waste; and strengthening markets for products with high levels of recycled plastic content. It is the sense of Congress that the strategy developed under subsection
(a)should include guidance on activities that are complementary to the activities described in subsection (c), such as— reducing waste at the source of the waste, including anti-litter initiatives; developing effective trash provisions for— national pollutant discharge elimination system permits issued to municipal separate storm sewer systems under section 402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1342 ); and stormwater management plans; capturing trash at stormwater inlets, stormwater outfalls, or in bodies of water; providing education and outreach relating to trash movement and reduction; and monitoring or modeling waste flows and the reduction of waste resulting from the implementation of best management practices.
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