The bipartisan Recycled Materials Attribution Act aims to establish federal standards and ensure the Green Guides are updated accordingly.

The Recycled Materials Attribution Act is sponsored by New York Republican Congressman Nick Langworthy. “Advanced technology in recycling is transforming how we recover and reuse materials that would otherwise end up in landfills, but our regulations have remained stagnant,” Langworthy said in RLC’s announcement.

“This much-needed legislation changes that by modernizing and updating the rules with a uniform national standard that protects consumers from misleading claims while giving American manufacturers the certainty they need to invest, innovate, and compete,” he said.

The legislation is championed by the Recycling Leadership Council, which formed in January. Led by the Consumer Brands Association, its members include the American Chemistry Council, Closed Loop Partners, the Household & Commercial Products Association, the Vinyl Institute, and industry groups across agriculture, automotives, petrochemicals, retail and more.

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