Dec. 6
Recycling made its debut in a landmark climate change bill Wednesday with
acceptance of an amendment offered by Sen. Tom Carper.
The amendment is part of Americaīs Climate Security Act, which the Senate
Environment and Public Works Committee approved by an 11-8 vote. It will
advance to the Senate floor next year.
Carperīs three-part amendment requires states to use some of their allowance
of pollution credits to increase recycling rates, allows certain recycling
projects to qualify as offset credits and commissions a study to specify and
verify how recycling on every level can reduce emissions of greenhouse
gases. Carper, D-Del., is co-chair of the Senate Recycling Caucus.
"ISRI applauds Sen. Carper for recognizing recycling as an essential
activity to combat global climate change," said Robin Wiener, president of
the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries. "This amendment enhances the
role recycling will play in reducing and avoiding emissions of greenhouse
gases."
Carperīs amendment also received broad support from a broad coalition,
including the Aluminum Association, the Glass Packaging Institute, the Paper
Recycling Coalition, the Solid Waste Association of North America, the Steel
Recycling Institute, the National Recycling Coalition, the American Forest
and Paper Association and the National Solid Waste Management Association.
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