HB477 Alabama 2022 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Terri Collins Representative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2022

Title

Solid waste recycling, advanced recycling defined, conversion of materials back to basis hydrocarbons, not waste disposal or incineration, Sec. 22-27-2 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, the Solid Waste and Recyclable Materials Management Act regulates the disposal and recycling of solid waste and recyclable materials.

This bill would define advanced recycling as a manufacturing process to convert post-use materials such as plastics into basic hydrocarbon raw materials.

This bill would specify that advanced recycling, which would process the materials, including processing the materials through the use of thermal energy, would not be considered solid waste disposal or incineration under the solid waste act.

This bill would also define mill scale and slag and include the term in the definition of solid waste.

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Subjects

Environment