#aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4   
#baaj  ,,an ,,act  ,to require the      
,administrator of the ,environmental    
,protection ,agency to prepare a report 
on reuse and refill systems1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,research for  
,environmental ,uses and ,sustainable   
,economies ,act of #bjbe or the ,,reuse 
,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,report on reuse and
 refill systems  7a7 ,definitions ,in   
this section3 7#a7 ,administrator ,the  
term ,administrator means the           
,administrator of the ,environmental    
,protection ,agency4  7#b7 ,reuse and   
refill system ,the term reuse and refill
 system means a set of mechanisms       
relating to refillable or reusable      
products and beverage containers1 as    
determined by the ,administrator1 that  
is supported by adequate infrastructure 
at the producer level1 and adequate     
convenient availability and retail      
infrastructure at the consumer level1 to
 ensure that the products and beverage  

containers can be-- 7,a7 repeatedly     
recovered1 inspected1 repaired 7if      
necessary71 and reissued by producers   
into the supply chain for reuse or      
refill for multiple cycles2 and  7,b7   
conveniently and safely reused or       
refilled by producers and consumers for 
multiple cycles4  7#c7 ,state ,the term 
,state has the meaning given the term in
 section #ajjd of the ,solid ,waste     
,disposal ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fijc74   
7b7 ,report ,not later than #b years    
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,administrator shall make     
publicly available a report describing  
the feasibility of1 and best practices  
relating to1 reuse and refill systems   
for various sectors1 as determined by   
the ,administrator1 which may include   
food service1 consumer food and beverage
 products1 consumer cleaning products1  
personal care products1 transportation  
and shipping of wholesale and retail    
goods1 and public educational           
institutions1 including institutions of 

higher education4  7c7 ,objectives ,the 
report under subsection 7b7 shall       
include an evaluation and summary of--  
7#a7 types of reuse and refill systems  
for product delivery that can be best   
used at different scales2  7#b7 methods 
to ensure equitable distribution of     
reuse and refill systems1 where         
economically feasible1 for product      
delivery in communities of varying      
population size2  7#c7 job creation     
opportunities through the use or        
expansion of reuse and refill systems2  
7#d7 economic costs and benefits for--  
7,a7 businesses that deploy reuse and   
refill system technologies2 and  7,b7   
parties responsible for waste collection
 and management2  7#e7 types of local1  
,state1 and ,federal support needed to  
expand the use of reuse and refill      
systems2 and  7#f7 existing barriers to 
the widespread implementation of reuse  
and refill systems4  7d7 ,considerations
 ,in preparing the report under         
subsection 7b71 the ,administrator      

shall-- 7#a7 take into consideration    
relevant information relating to reuse  
and refill system programs and          
approaches in ,states1 units of local   
government1 and foreign countries2 and  
7#b7 consult with relevant reuse and    
refill system stakeholders4  ,passed the
 ,senate ,november #bj1 #bjbe4,secretary