This bill directs the Environmental Protection Agency to study whether a national database to track recycling materials, infrastructure capacity, and outcomes is feasible and practical. The study will examine which regions lack adequate recycling access, catalog existing recycling facilities and their capacity, identify barriers to building or expanding facilities, and assess performance of extended producer responsibility programs that require manufacturers to manage their products' end-of-life. Within 18 months of the bill's enactment, the EPA must report its findings and recommendations to Congress, and if the administrator determines the database is feasible, establish a public online database within one additional year. The legislation affects recycling companies, waste management facilities, state and local governments managing recycling programs, and manufacturers participating in producer responsibility initiatives. No specific funding amount is allocated in the bill text, though it requires EPA resources to conduct the study and potentially build and maintain the database.
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