STUDY OF WASTE RECYCLING

SEC. 361. STUDY OF WASTE RECYCLING (a) Study.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study of the following: (1) Current practices and future plans for managing postconsumer waste at facilities of the Department of Defense at which such waste is generated, including commissary and exchange stores, cafeterias, and mess halls. (2) The feasibility of such Department of Defense facilities participating in programs at military installations or in local communities to recycle the postconsumer waste generated at the facilities. (b) Postconsumer Waste Defined.—For purposes of this section, the term “postconsumer waste” means garbage and refuse, including items that have passed through their end use as consumer items. (c) Report.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report describing the findings and conclusions of the Secretary resulting from the study.