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Requires substantiation, third‑party certification, and clear local availability disclosures for recyclability, compostability, and reuse packaging claims and directs the FTC to implement rules.
Official title: To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to include requirements for recyclable, compostable, and reusable claims for packaging for a consumer product, and for other purposes.
Introduced December 17, 2025 by Randy Weber · Last progress December 17, 2025
Requires companies to substantiate and clearly qualify claims that product packaging is recyclable, compostable, or reusable, and gives the Federal Trade Commission authority to issue implementing rules and guidance. The bill bans unqualified or false claims, requires third‑party certification and scientific evidence for compostable/recyclable/reusable assertions, limits use of resin identification symbols when not appropriate, and creates narrow exemptions where broad access to recycling exists. The law affects product manufacturers, brand owners, retailers and certification bodies by imposing labeling standards, disclosure rules, and verification requirements; it also affects consumers and local recycling programs because labels must now reflect actual local availability and limitations of recycling and composting systems.