H.R. 6566

119 HR 6566 IH: Recycling Technology Innovation Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-12-10
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 6566  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   December 10, 2025   Mr. Crenshaw  (for himself and  Mr. Palmer ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce    A BILL
To amend the Clean Air Act to exclude certain units of facilities from the definition of solid waste incineration unit, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Recycling Technology Innovation Act  .
2.
Definition of solid waste incineration unit
Section 129(g)(1) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7429(g)(1) ) is amended—
(1)
by striking
unit.— The term  and inserting
unit.—
(A)
In general
The term
 ;
(2)
by striking  include (A) materials  and inserting
include—
(i)
materials
 ;
(3)
by striking  metals, (B) qualifying  and inserting
metals;
(ii)
qualifying
 ;
(4)
by striking  purposes, or (C) air  and inserting
purposes;
(iii)
air
 ;
(5)
by striking  rule.  and inserting
rule; or
(iv)
a unit that converts or transforms plastic or post-use polymers through pyrolysis, gasification, depolymerization, catalytic cracking, solvolysis, or chemolysis into outputs of which at least 50 percent by mass, as calculated via a method determined by the Administrator by rule, are products.
 ; and
(6)
by adding at the end the following:
(B)
Petitions for treatment
(i)
In general
An owner or operator of a unit that converts or transforms plastic or post-use polymers and that is not described in subparagraph (A)(iv) may submit to the Administrator a petition requesting that such unit be treated as excluded from the definition of solid waste incineration unit.
(ii)
Process
For any such petition, the Administrator shall—
(I)
make publicly available the complete petition;
(II)
seek public comment on the petition; and
(III)
approve or deny the petition not later than 180 days after the date on which the Administrator receives the petition.
(C)
Product defined
In this paragraph, the term  product —
(i)
means a material output that—
(I)
is a usable substance or material with a consumer, commercial, or industrial application; and
(II)
can be sold, or used as an input in the manufacture of another product; and
(ii)
does not include—
(I)
electricity, heat, or steam; and
(II)
soot, char, dust, or ash.
 .