Adopt EPR Resolutions

See Framework Principles

California Reaches 100 Local Resolutions! — July 2010

Resolutions on this page

Model Resolution California Massachusetts Minnesota New Jersey New York Rhode Island Texas

Click here for resolutions of the US Conference of Mayors, National League of Cities, and National Association of Counties

Model Local Government EPR Resolution

• PPI Model Resolution

Qualities of a good EPR Resolution [click]

California Local EPR Resolutions

• California Local EPR Resolutions & Ordinance Page 
• CPSC Model Resolution 
• CPSC Model Staff Report

Massachusetts

• 2010, February 2:  City of Holyoke - Resolution - CWA release - Local press 
• 2010, February 22:  City of Milton -  Resolution
• 2010, March 1:  City of Springfield  
• 2010, May:  City of Salem
• 2010, September 2: City of Northampton - Local Press
• 2010, November 1: City of Cambridge - Resolution
• 2010, December 13: Town of Hardwick - Resolution
• 2011, January 11: City of Worcester - Resolution
• 2011, February 14: Town of Carlisle - Resolution
• 2011, March 7: Town of Concord - Resolution - Letter to legislators
• 2011, April 4: Town of Amherst - Resolution
• 2011, December 19: Town of Newton - Resolution

Minnesota

• 2009, September:  City of Minneapolis -  Legislative Priority Agenda for 2009: EPR Framework
  
  
• 2010, January 27:  Solid Waste Management Coordinating Board -  Product Stewardship Resolution  (SWMCB represents six counties in the Twin Cities metropolitan area.  The resolution encourages member counties and all MN jurisdictions to adopt similar resolutions that urge the Minnesota Legislature to adopt a product stewardship framework approach.)
• 2010, February 16:  City of Buffalo
• 2010, February 22:  City of Roseville - Resolution
• 2010, February 23:  Dakota County
• 2010, February 23:  Washington County - Resolution
  

New Jersey

• 2010, August 17: Clifton, NJ - Resolution as PDF - Resolution as Doc

New York State 

• 2009, June 10:  Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency
  (Syracuse NY)

• 2009, August 10:  Fulton County Board of Supervisors Resolution
• 2009, September 24: Broome County, NY - Resolution
• 2009, September 18: Washington County, NY - Resolution
• 2009, September 15:  Wayne County, NY -  Resolution
• 2010, April 6: Niagara County, NY - Resolution
• 2010, May 4: Town of Southold, NY - Resolution

Rhode Island

• 2009, October 30: City of Providence - Resolution
• 2010, September 9: Town of Narragansett - Press Release
• 2010, October 13: Town of Burrillville - Resolution
• 2010, December 13: Town of Jamestown - Resolution
• 2011, January 26: Town of Woonsocket - Resolution
• 2011, February 22: City of Central Falls - Resolution
• 2011, February 14: Town of Charlestown - Resolution
• 2011, May 9: Town of North Smithfield - Resolution
• 2011, June 8: Town of West Greenwich - Resolution
• 2011, June 27: City of Cranston - Resolution
• 2011, August 11: City of Pawtucket - Resolution
• 2011, September 13: City of Warwick - Resolution
  

Texas

• 2009, January:  City of Austin - Resolution adopting Zero Waste Plan
  Includes language directing staff to work with TXPSC and to lobby for state producer take-back legislation  Zero Waste Plan.
• 2010, February 8:  City of Plano TX - Resolution
  First Texas jurisdiction to adopt a specific Extended Producer Responsibility resolution.
• 2010, March 15: City of Lewisville - Resolution
• 2010, June 15: City of Denton - Resolution - Press release