Sec. 2. Definitions
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In this Act, the following definitions apply: The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. The term curbside recyclables means those recyclable materials that a municipality or recycling service provider collects separately from municipal solid waste. The term curbside recycling means the process by which residential recyclable materials are picked up curbside. The term drop-off facility means a site to drop off recyclable materials. The term material recovery facility means a facility equipped for the sorting of recyclable materials.
The term recyclable material means a material that can be collected, separated, processed, or otherwise derived from a waste stream for recycling. The term recyclable material includes— ferrous metal; nonferrous metal, such as aluminum; plastic; glass; paper; fiber; paperboard; household electronics; tires; rubber; consumer packaging; and consumer durables, such as automobiles and refrigerators. The term recycling means the process of collecting, sorting, and processing recyclable materials for reuse, use as a feedstock, or use in manufacturing or assembling a product, but does not include use of recyclable materials for electricity or steam generation.
The term Recycling Infrastructure Program means the program that may be established pursuant to section 3(a). The term recycling operation means an operation that processes recyclable materials from residential, industrial, or commercial operations through various manufacturing stages, including separating, shredding, grinding, crushing, media separation, shearing, or baling. The term State means a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any other territory or possession of the United States.