Bill > H605

This bill updates definitions in North Carolina's General Statutes related to advanced recycling and chemical recycling processes. Specifically, it adds three new definitions to the existing waste management regulations: "mass balance attribution" (an auditable tracking method for tracing recycled materials through the production process), "recycled products" (items produced from recyclable materials using chemical recycling and mass balance attribution), and "third-party certification system" (an international set of rules for implementing mass balance attribution methodologies). The bill clarifies that calling a product a "recycled product" does not exempt it from existing environmental regulations regarding air, water, or hazardous waste. The bill also makes minor administrative changes by recodifying two existing subdivisions in the statute. The new definitions are designed to provide more precise language and framework for understanding and regulating advanced recycling techniques, particularly those involving chemical transformation of recyclable materials. The legislation becomes effective immediately upon becoming law.

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Government Affairs

https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H605