United States · Bill · S
S. 1953 (114th)
TRASH Act
Introduced
5 August 2015
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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20 January 2026
Summary
Trash Reduction and Sensible Handling Act of 2015 or the TRASH Act This bill amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize state solid waste management plans to restrict the importation of out-of-state waste at the state and local level by requiring out-of-state waste to be from states with waste handling and reduction standards that are equivalent or higher than the standards of the state receiving the waste. Those plans may impose a community benefit fee on out-of-state waste, which may be higher than the fees for in-state waste. States may provide those fees to affected communities and may differentiate community benefit fees based on whether the imported waste was disposed of at a landfill, an incinerator, a resource recovery facility, a waste-to-energy facility, or other waste handling facility.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 5 August 2015
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Introduced in Senate · EN · 5 August 2015
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 5 August 2015
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1953
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