The recycling bill introduces significant regulatory rollbacks aimed at bolstering the plastics industry, backed by petrochemical lobbyists and criticized heavily by environmental advocates.
Environmentalists categorize the bill as a 'wish list' tailored to support an oil and gas industry that relies heavily on plastic manufacturing, signaling potential laxity in environmental regulations.
The proposed legislation includes provisions for taxpayers to fund questionable recycling methods, redefines certain harmful technologies to escape regulations, and promotes misleading recycling accounting practices.
There's a possibility for extreme provisions in the bill to be implemented by federal agencies without congressional approval, posing a significant risk to environmental protections established previously.
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