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Bill would shield recyclers from PFAS cleanup costs

16 May 2023 1:28 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

by Jared Paben, Resource Recycling

A bill introduced in the U.S. Senate protects composting, recycling and garbage facilities from cleanup cost liability if a class of chemicals called PFAS contaminates the environment at their facilities.

The legislation, introduced by Sen. Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming and sponsored by several other Senate Republicans, exempts owners/operators of composting operations and solid waste management facilities from liability under the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980, commonly known as the “Superfund” law. 

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Posted May 16, 2023

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