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2009

  • New Website Helps Communities Organize for Producer Responsibility Recycling
    April 13 
    Product Policy Institute has launched a website connecting local communities across North America that have begun to work for a new approach to recycling – an approach that is quietly revolutionizing the way waste is managed and products are designed.

  • "Framework" EPR Gains Momentum in US and Canada 
    March 2 
    An international movement to improve product design by changing how recycling and waste disposal are financed is gaining momentum in North America.  The movement, known as Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) or Product Stewardship, picked up speed as two states recently introduced “framework” EPR legislation and more states are expected to follow suit.  Additionally, last week Canada announced a nationwide framework EPR policy.

 2008

  • Vermont and British Columbia Councils Support “Framework” Approach 
    December 18
    Local government Product Stewardship Councils in Vermont and British Columbia have joined their counterparts in California, Oregon and Washington to support “Joint Framework Principles for Product Stewardship Policy.” 

  • Vermont Launches First East Coast Council
    November 24
    A growing movement to transform how products are managed at the end of their useful life – and thereby how they’re designed – is spreading from the West Coast across North America and has taken root in Vermont. Local governments have joined together in the Green Mountain State to form the Vermont Product Stewardship Council.

  • New San Francisco Resolution calls for State EPR Framework Legislation
    September 16
    The Product Policy Institute (PPI) applauds the San Francisco Board of Supervisors for adopting a resolution calling on state lawmakers to enact legislation that will shift costs and responsibilities for waste management from local governments to the producers of products.

  • National Association of Counties Adopts Framework EPR Resolution
    July 15
    The National Association of Counties today adopted the first national policy supporting a “framework” approach to Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR). The groundbreaking national resolution exemplifies growing support and momentum toward sustainable production. 
    NACo Resolution 
     

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