<div dir="ltr"><img src="cid:ii_ltx4703i0" alt="image.png" width="196" height="75" style="margin-right: 0px;"><br><div>Here is information on a bill just passed by the U.S. Senate that is headed to the U.S. House of Representatives.  </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><img src="cid:ii_ltx48jhr1" alt="image.png" width="562" height="492"><br></div><div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic",sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">The Recycling
and Composting Accountability Act passed in the US Senate. If the bill gets
through the US House, the </span><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">legislation would
require the Environmental Protection Agency to collect and publish data on recycling and composting rates across the country to provide an accurate
reflection of performance both nationwide and at the state level. This information is critical to improving existing recycling and composting programs
and evaluating future recycling policies. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5);font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:15px">Learn more at </span><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-size:15px"><a class="gmail-x1i10hfl gmail-xjbqb8w gmail-x1ejq31n gmail-xd10rxx gmail-x1sy0etr gmail-x17r0tee gmail-x972fbf gmail-xcfux6l gmail-x1qhh985 gmail-xm0m39n gmail-x9f619 gmail-x1ypdohk gmail-xt0psk2 gmail-xe8uvvx gmail-xdj266r gmail-x11i5rnm gmail-xat24cr gmail-x1mh8g0r gmail-xexx8yu gmail-x4uap5 gmail-x18d9i69 gmail-xkhd6sd gmail-x16tdsg8 gmail-x1hl2dhg gmail-xggy1nq gmail-x1a2a7pz gmail-xt0b8zv gmail-x1fey0fg" href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3743?fbclid=IwAR2cL35c5JFhq4U7pY2gfrkcU6lgGKRXwRAVWmD6TgGF-82W008ZM0Ky44A#:~:text=Passed%20Senate%20(07%2F28%2F2022),-Recycling%20and%20Composting&text=This%20bill%20establishes%20data%20collection,concerning%20recycling%20and%20composting%20programs" rel="nofollow noreferrer" role="link" tabindex="0" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none;outline:none;list-style:none;margin:0px;text-align:inherit;border-style:none;padding:0px;border-width:0px;box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;display:inline;font-family:inherit">https://www.congress.gov/.../117th.../senate-bill/3743...</a></span><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5);font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:15px">.</span>  <span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br></span></p></div></div>