119th Congress (2025-2026)

S 2110

REUSE Act of 2025

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US Congress

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119th Congress (2025-2026)

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Session

119th Congress (2025-2026)

Jurisdiction

US Congress

Bill overview

This bill directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to conduct a study on reuse and refill systems. The report will examine the feasibility and best practices for implementing these systems across various sectors, including food service, retail, and education. It aims to identify potential barriers, explore job creation opportunities, and assess the economic costs and benefits associated with expanding reuse and refill options.

Key provisions

The EPA must prepare a report on reuse and refill systems.
The report will cover sectors like food service, retail, and education.
The report will evaluate different types of reuse and refill systems.
The report will assess equitable distribution of these systems across communities.
The report will examine job creation potential.
The report will analyze economic costs and benefits for businesses and waste management.
The report will identify needed local, state, and federal support.
The report will consider programs and approaches from other states and countries.

Who is affected

Environmental Protection Agency
Businesses
Waste Management Companies
Consumers
Educational Institutions

Notable changes

The bill mandates a comprehensive study on reuse and refill systems.
It encourages the exploration of equitable distribution strategies.

Positions across the country

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Legislative history

2025-06-18Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

2025-06-18

Introduced in Senate

2025-10-29Senate

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 225.

2025-10-29Senate

Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Capito without amendment. Without written report.

Passage without roll call

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11/20/2025SenateUnanimous consent
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8398; text: CR S8398)
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11/20/2025Unanimous consent
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
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Passage without roll call

11/20/2025SenateUnanimous consent
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8398; text: CR S8398)
No roll-call vote on record for this action.
11/20/2025Unanimous consent
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
No roll-call vote on record for this action.

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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session

S. 2110

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

A BILL

To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to prepare a report on reuse and refill systems, and for other purposes.

1.Short title

This Act may be cited as the

Research for Environmental Uses and Sustainable Economies Act of 2025

or the

REUSE Act of 2025

2.Report on reuse and refill systems

(a)Definitions

In this section:

(1)Administrator

The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

(2)Reuse and refill system

The term reuse and refill system means a set of mechanisms relating to refillable or reusable products and beverage containers, as determined by the Administrator, that is supported by adequate infrastructure at the producer level, and adequate convenient availability and retail infrastructure at the consumer level, to ensure that the products and beverage containers can be—

(A)

repeatedly recovered, inspected, repaired (if necessary), and reissued by producers into the supply chain for reuse or refill for multiple cycles; and

(B)

conveniently and safely reused or refilled by producers and consumers for multiple cycles.

(3)State

The term State has the meaning given the term in section 1004 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6903).

(b)ReportNot later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall make publicly available a report describing the feasibility of, and best practices relating to, reuse and refill systems for various sectors, as determined by the Administrator, which may include food service, consumer food and beverage products, consumer cleaning products, personal care products, transportation and shipping of wholesale and retail goods, and public educational institutions, including institutions of higher education.

(c)Objectives

The report under subsection (b) shall include an evaluation and summary of—

(1)

types of reuse and refill systems for product delivery that can be best used at different scales;

(2)

methods to ensure equitable distribution of reuse and refill systems, where economically feasible, for product delivery in communities of varying population size;

(3)

job creation opportunities through the use or expansion of reuse and refill systems;

(4)

economic costs and benefits for—

(A)

businesses that deploy reuse and refill system technologies; and

(B)

parties responsible for waste collection and management;

(5)

types of local, State, and Federal support needed to expand the use of reuse and refill systems; and

(6)

existing barriers to the widespread implementation of reuse and refill systems.

(d)Considerations

In preparing the report under subsection (b), the Administrator shall—

(1)take into consideration relevant information relating to reuse and refill system programs and approaches in States, units of local government, and foreign countries; and

(2)

consult with relevant reuse and refill system stakeholders.

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