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Recycling Technology Innovation Act

USA119th CongressHR-6566| House 
| Updated: 12/10/2025
Dan Crenshaw

Dan Crenshaw

Republican Representative

Texas

Cosponsors (7)
Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (Republican)Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)Gary J. Palmer (Republican)Addison P. McDowell (Republican)Randy K. Sr. Weber (Republican)Russ Fulcher (Republican)Troy Balderson (Republican)

Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
The "Recycling Technology Innovation Act" proposes to amend the Clean Air Act by revising the definition of a solid waste incineration unit . This legislation aims to differentiate certain advanced recycling technologies from traditional incineration, thereby altering their regulatory treatment under environmental law. Specifically, the bill excludes units that convert plastic or post-use polymers using processes such as pyrolysis, gasification, depolymerization, catalytic cracking, solvolysis, or chemolysis . For such units to qualify for exclusion, at least 50 percent of their output by mass must be defined as a "product," which refers to a usable substance with commercial or industrial application, explicitly excluding electricity, heat, steam, soot, char, dust, or ash. Additionally, the Act establishes a formal process for owners or operators of similar units not automatically excluded to petition the Administrator for treatment as such. The Administrator is required to make these petitions publicly available, seek public comment, and issue a decision within 180 days of receipt.
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Timeline
Dec 10, 2025
Introduced in House
Dec 10, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • December 10, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • December 10, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Environmental Protection

Recycling Technology Innovation Act

USA119th CongressHR-6566| House 
| Updated: 12/10/2025
The "Recycling Technology Innovation Act" proposes to amend the Clean Air Act by revising the definition of a solid waste incineration unit . This legislation aims to differentiate certain advanced recycling technologies from traditional incineration, thereby altering their regulatory treatment under environmental law. Specifically, the bill excludes units that convert plastic or post-use polymers using processes such as pyrolysis, gasification, depolymerization, catalytic cracking, solvolysis, or chemolysis . For such units to qualify for exclusion, at least 50 percent of their output by mass must be defined as a "product," which refers to a usable substance with commercial or industrial application, explicitly excluding electricity, heat, steam, soot, char, dust, or ash. Additionally, the Act establishes a formal process for owners or operators of similar units not automatically excluded to petition the Administrator for treatment as such. The Administrator is required to make these petitions publicly available, seek public comment, and issue a decision within 180 days of receipt.
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Timeline
Dec 10, 2025
Introduced in House
Dec 10, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • December 10, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • December 10, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Dan Crenshaw

Dan Crenshaw

Republican Representative

Texas

Cosponsors (7)
Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (Republican)Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)Gary J. Palmer (Republican)Addison P. McDowell (Republican)Randy K. Sr. Weber (Republican)Russ Fulcher (Republican)Troy Balderson (Republican)

Energy and Commerce Committee

Environmental Protection

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted