SB264 Alabama 2024 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Arthur OrrSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2024

Title

Solid waste; to define the terms mass balance attribution, mill scale and slag

Summary

SB264 would create an optional mass balance attribution framework for tracking recycled materials and treat recovered materials processing facilities as manufacturing facilities under Alabama's solid waste laws.

What This Bill Does

It defines mass balance attribution as an optional chain-of-custody accounting method, possible to implement via a third-party certification system approved by the Department of Environmental Management. It designates recovered materials processing facilities as manufacturing facilities for purposes of the Solid Wastes and Recyclable Materials Management Act, while any solid waste they generate remains subject to applicable laws. It requires recovered materials processing facilities to notify the department by rules adopted no later than January 1, 2025, and allows third-party certification to attribute mass of recycled feedstocks to products so those products can be counted as recycled content.

Who It Affects

• Recovered materials processing facilities would be treated as manufacturing facilities under the act and must notify the department about their operations according to department rules.
• Manufacturers and chemical recyclers that use mass balance attribution could document recycled content in products via approved third-party certification systems.

Key Provisions

• Mass Balance Attribution defined as an optional chain-of-custody methodology for recording material input and output, potentially supported by a third-party certification system approved by the department.
• A Materials Recovery Facility is defined and is regarded as a solid waste treatment facility.
• A Recovered Materials Processing Facility is defined as a manufacturing facility; its solid waste is subject to all applicable laws, and its recovered materials are counted for solid waste reduction reporting at the point of collection; notification to the department is required by rules by January 1, 2025.
• The act makes the above changes part of Section 22-27-2 of the Code of Alabama 1975, with an effective date of October 1, 2024.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Environmental Protection