05/22/2009
FRAMEWORK PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY LEGISLATION
FREE WEBINAR: A great opportunity to learn from the experts about EPR framework legislation is a free webinar organized by Product Policy Institute in partnership with US EPA, Region 10. The webinar is Tuesday, May 26 at 10 am Pacific; 1 pm Eastern.
FRAMEWORK EPR LEGISLATION: Governments Role: Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), also known as Product Stewardship, is a government strategy to place the responsibility for end of life product management on the producer and consumers of a product and not the general taxpayer or local government. The framework approach allows one law to establish EPR as policy and gives state government the authority to address multiple products over time. Several provinces in Canada, including British Columbia, already have Framework EPR regulations in place. Join Sego Jackson of the Northwest Product Stewardship Council, Heidi Sanborn from Product Policy Institute, and Garth Hickle from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency for a discussion on state-by-state Framework EPR legislation and local governments pivotal role.
Visit EPA's website for copies of the presentations, speaker bios and login information: click here.
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