Section 328.302 - [Effective 11/17/2024] Definitions The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) Mass balance attribution--A chain of custody accounting methodology with rules defined by a "Third-party certification system" that enables the attribution of "Recycled material" and "Recycled plastics," as those terms are defined in this section, to a "Recycled product," as described in §328.304 of this title (relating to Recycled Products).(2) Recycled material--Materials, goods, or products that consist of recovered "Recyclable material," as defined in § 330.3 of this title (relating to Definitions), materials derived from "Recoverable feedstocks" or "Post-use polymers" as those terms are defined in § 330.3 of this title, or postconsumer waste, industrial waste, or hazardous waste which may be used in place of a raw or virgin material in manufacturing a new product or that are certified under a "Third-party certification system" for "Mass balance attribution," as those terms are defined in this section. The term includes "Recycled plastics" as defined in this section.(3) Recycled plastics--Products that are produced from: (A) mechanical recycling of post-use polymers; or(B) nonmechanical recycling of "Recoverable feedstocks" or "Post-use polymers" as those terms are defined in § 330.3 of this title, that are certified under a "Third-party certification system" for "Mass balance attribution," as those terms are defined in this section.(4) Recycling--A process by which materials that have served their intended use or are scrapped, discarded, used, surplus, or obsolete are collected, separated, or processed and returned to use in the form of raw materials or feedstocks used in the manufacture of new products. The term includes the conversion of post-use polymers and recoverable feedstocks through pyrolysis, gasification, solvolysis, or depolymerization, but does not include waste-to-energy processes or incineration of plastics in an incinerator as defined in § 335.1 of this title (relating to Definitions).(5) Third-party certification system--An international or multinational third-party certification system that consists of a set of rules to implement "Mass balance attribution" approaches for attribution of "Recycled material" to a "Recycled product" as these terms are defined in this section.30 Tex. Admin. Code § 328.302
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 45, November 8, 2024, TexReg 8929, eff. 11/17/2024