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Caucus Purpose
The Congressional Recycling Caucus seeks to
establish a vibrant, robust, bi-partisan Caucus that
represents the recycling industry and creates a
permanent, long-term way to educate legislators and
promote recycling in the United States.
Caucus Mission
- To promote recycling through education on
Capitol Hill
- To advance legislation that benefits
recycling
- To correct harmful regulatory impediments
Caucus Goals
- To raise the recycling industry's visibility
- To communicate the environmental and economic
benefits of recycling
- Scrap is Not Waste—Recycling is Not
Disposal
- Relationships between curbside collection and
commercial recycling
- Nature and operations of the recycling
industry
- To advance recycling legislation
- To redefine the definition of solid waste: Scrap
is Not Waste—Recycling is Not Disposal
- To encourage voluntary design &
manufacturing improvements—Design for
Recycling®
- To renew favorable tax treatment for
business–Accelerated Depreciation
- To promote Free and Fair Trade Practices
- To help improve America's transportation
infrastructure
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