What products are already covered by Extended Producer Responsibility laws and programs? The list is probably longer than the average consumer thinks, but shorter than EPR/Product Stewardship advocates wish. Find out more…
Working on EPR for Specific Products
The organizations listed below cover EPR for a variety of products. Their websites will lead you to information on product-specific product stewardship programs, dialogues, initiatives and legislation:
- Product Stewardship Institute [1]
Carpet • Electronics • Fluorescent Lighting • GasCylinders • MedicalSharps • Mercury Products • Paint • Pesticides • Pharmaceuticals • Phone Books • Radioactive Devices • Thermostats • Tires - Northwest Product Stewardship Council [2] (product section)
Beverage Containers • Chemicals • Electronics • Mercury • Paint • Pharmaceuticals • Tires - California Product Stewardship Council [3](product section)
Batteries • Beverage Containers • Carpet • Electronics • Fluorescent Lamps • Packaging • Paint • Pharmaceuticals • Phone Books • Sharps • Thermostats • Tires - US Environmental Protection Agency [4] (product section)
Batteries • Carpet • Electronics • Mercury-containing Products • Packaging • Vehicles • Other Products
Successful Product EPR Campaigns
By focusing on one product at a time, the following public interest groups have made significant headway with EPR/Product Stewardship for their focus product.
Electronics Products
The Electronics Takeback Coalition <hyperlink to: http://www.electronicstakeback.com/home/> [5] (ETBC) promotes green design and responsible recycling in the electronics industry. Their website lists all the US states with e-waste producer responsibility laws, fees, and pending legislation. Visit their state legislation page. [6]
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Beverage Containers
Bottle bills are the grandmother of EPR legislation in North America, they started it all. The Container Recycling Institute <hyperlink to: http://www.container-recycling.org/>is [7] a 501(c)(3), nonprofit organization that studies and promotes policies and programs that increase recovery and recycling of beverage containers.
U.S. Bottle bills
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Canada Bottle bills
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Product Selection Criteria
The EPR Product Evaluation Tool was developed by the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment.
It is designed as an evaluation tool which systematically allows the user to consider implementation of an EPR program for one or more candidate products by answering a series of questions (criteria). This tool is designed for flexibility by allowing the unique circumstances of the user to be included.
- Product Evaluation Tool [10] (Excel Spreadsheet)
- User Guidance [11] for Product Evaluation Tool
