TRASH Act Trash Reduction and Sensible Handling Act of 2017 [S.746] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Environmental ]
TRASH Act Trash Reduction and Sensible Handling Act of 2017 This bill amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize state solid waste management plans to restrict the importation of out-of-state waste at the state and local level by requiring out-of-state waste to be from states with waste handling and reduction standards that are equivalent or higher than the standards of the state receiving the waste. Those plans may impose a community benefit fee on out-of-state waste, which may be higher than the fees for in-state waste. States may provide (continued...)

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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 03/28/2017