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© Product Stewardship Institute, Inc.June 1, 2009

Status of Product Stewardshipin the United States

Scott Cassel, Executive Director/FounderProduct Stewardship Institute, Inc.


Steering and Technical Committees

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Name Affiliation Responsibility Marni Solheim WA Dept. of Ecology NAHMMA Northwest Chapter President

Lead – Steering Committee Lisa Gould Product Stewardship Institute Lead – Technical Committee

Brett Hulstrom Portland Metro, OR NAHMMA Northwest Chapter Vice President Ryan Kellogg King County WA NAHMMA Northwest Chapter Secretary-

Elect Chemicals Policy Track Chemicals Policy Day

Mike O’Donnell PSC Environmental Services NAHMMA Northwest Chapter Treasurer Lisa Heigh Portland Metro, OR Past President of NAHMMA Northwest David Stitzhal Northwest Product Stewardship

Council Bus Tour

Lisa Sepanski King County WA Department of Natural Resources

Bus Tour

Neil Hastie Encorp Pacific Speakers/Bus Tour Cheyenne Chapman SAFER Speakers Abby Boudouris Oregon DEQ Speakers Ray Carveth King County Hazardous Waste,

WA Awards

Geoff Glenn City of Spokane WA, Solid Waste Management

Trainings

Dave Waddell King County Hazardous Waste Management

Brochure

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What is the Product Stewardship Institute?

Non-Profit, based in Boston, founded in 2000 Membership

45 State governments45 State governments Over 100 Local governmentsOver 100 Local governments Over 50 Partners Over 50 Partners

((Business, Environmental/Organizations) Board of Directors: 7 states, 4 local agencies Multi-stakeholder product stewardship network


Why was the Product Stewardship Institute Created?

Unified voice State and Local Governments

Fiscal relief for government on waste issues

Objective data for decision-making

Forum for collaboration with industry

Nationally coordinated systems/harmonized regulations


PSI Projects Electronics

Paint

Fluorescent Lamps

Mercury Thermostats

Pharmaceuticals

Medical Sharps

Telephone books

Batteries

Radioactive Devices

Gas Cylinders

Tires

Beverage containers

Packaging

Motor oil

Pesticides


What is Product Stewardship?

“Product Stewardship" is a principle that directs all those involved in the life cycle of a product to take shared responsibility for reducing the health and environmental impacts that result from the production, use, and end-of-life management of the product.

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Building Capacity for Product Stewardship: Conceptually

“Product stewardship” (paradigm shift) Unfunded mandate – impacts on local government Internalize costs of managing products Producer responsibility within context of shared

responsibility Lifecycle approach (design through end of life)


Building Capacity for Product Stewardship: State by State


PSI State Members – 2004

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PSI State Members – 2009

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PSI Principles of Product Stewardship (2001)

Cost internalization Shared responsibility (manufacturers have greatest

role to play – producer responsibility) Lifecycle costs Performance goals Flexibility for producers Endorsements : ECOS, NWPSC, SWANA, NERC,

NAHMMA, PSC (Australia), CRRA, CRA, etc.


Building Capacity for Product Stewardship: Statute by Statute


State EPR Laws 2004


State EPR Laws 2009


2009 Product Stewardship Legislation• Electronics• Thermostats• Fluorescent lamps• Pharmaceuticals• Phone books• Paint• Medical sharps• Framework (CA and OR)


Building Capacity for Product Stewardship: Council by Council

Northwest California Vermont

Texas Midwest New York


Building Capacity for Product Stewardship: Local Government

by Local Government

State Local

FY08 43 51

FY09 45 100

Product Stewardship InstituteState & Local Membership – FY08/FY09


Results Sought

• Save money for local government

• Greater environmental protection

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Results Sought

• End-of-life management costs included into company’s cost of doing business (may be reflected in product purchase price)

• Product design changes• Cost shift: Gov’t (ratepayers or taxpayers ) mfrs/consumers• No advanced recycling fees or end-of-life fees• Cover costs of collection, transportation, recycling/disposal• Drive cost efficiencies in product end-of-life management

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Manufacturers Working with PSI PAINT: Benjamin Moore, Sherwin Williams, Valspar, NPCA, etc. ELECTRONICS: Dell, HP, Sony, Panasonic, Sharp, LG Electronics,

Consumer Electronics Assoc. (CEA), Information Technology Industry Council (ITI), etc.

THERMOSTATS: Honeywell, White Rodgers, GE, Thermostat Recycling Corp.

FLUORESCENT LAMPS: Osram-Sylvania, Philips, GE, National Electrical Manufacturers Assoc. (NEMA)


Manufacturers Working with PSI PHARMACEUTICALS: King, Novo-Nordisk, Sanofi-Aventis, Pfizer,

Astrazeneca, GlaxoSmithKline , Roche, etc. MEDICAL SHARPS: Becton Dickinson, Covidien, UltiMed, Owen

Mumford, etc. PHONE BOOKS: AT&T, Dex, Yellow Pages Assoc., Assoc. of

Directory Publishers GAS CYLINDERS: Worthington Cylinder, Manchester Tank, etc.


Manufacturers’ Transformative Process

• “There is no problem”• “Increase government programs”• “I’m OK w/visible fee (gov’t made us do it)”• “We take responsibility to set up program”• “Performance is not my responsibility”

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Framing the Debate

You Can’t Pull a Flower to Make it Grow

Gilles Goddard, Director GeneralLa Société de gestion des huiles usagées (SOGHU)

Producer Responsibility Organization for Used Oil Recycling

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Voluntary vs. Legislated Solutions

• Leverage

• Political will

• The Times they are a Changin’

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Role of Voluntary Systems– Interim steps prior to legislation– Address larger sustainability issues– Allows for industry sector leaders to emerge– Allows industry sector to advance interests if

low government priority

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Role of Regulated Systems– Level the playing field (Fair)– Gives authority to agency to enforce against

those non-compliant – Gives authority to agency to enhance

program– Expresses clear will of government

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PSI Process of Stakeholder Engagement

Research (“you’ve been heard/building trust”) Interviews/project summary Action Plan

Meetings Agreements (“progress is possible”) Projects (“tangible results”) Evaluate/adjust program (“we’re not going away”)

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Benefits of Dialogue• Better information for all stakeholders• Better understanding of stakeholder positions• Better understanding of problem, focus, key issues

and possible solutions• Opportunity for consensus on some/all issues• Opportunity for best/sustainable solutions• Identification of projects and initiatives that are key to

resolving an issue• Business opportunities

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Basic Challenges

Lack of awareness about problem/solutions Lack of infrastructure to manage products Lack of incentives to change behavior Lack of metrics to measure performance/progress Lack of funding to address problems


Key Successes1. Capacity has been built in the U.S. for Product Stewardship

An educated government (45 states/100 locals as PSI members + many other involved local governments)

A partially educated manufacturing sector (product specific) Retailers starting to step into their role

2. States beginning to gain experience with PS laws 19 state electronics laws 7 state thermostat laws States with auto switch laws and battery laws


Key Successes3. Increase in product stewardship legislation in 20094. Greater national environmental group participation in product

stewardship (NRDC, Sierra Club, Clean Water Action)5. Movement from product-by-product legislation to framework6. Realizing benefits for local government

Gov’t cost savings (MN: $6 million/yr on paint alone) Jobs/economic development GHG emissions reductions More products/tons of toxics collected (take-back)


Key Challenges1. How do we define and measure product stewardship

success?

2. What polices will result in greatest product design changes?

3. How can we achieve change quicker, cheaper, and still be sustainable (over time)?

4. What policies will most reduce product lifecycle impacts

(vs. solely end-of-life)?

5. What role does chemicals policy play in product stewardship programs?


Sustainability by Designby John Ehrenfeld– “Sustainability is the possibility that human and

other life will flourish on the planet forever.”– Enhanced appreciation of Being– Not Sustainable Development– Find ways to snap out of our current path

• Toilet two button flush• Prius miles per gallon real-time monitor

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Abraham Isaac Kook

• Chief Rabbi of Jaffa, Palestine (1904-1919)• Chief Rabbi of Jewish Community in Palestine

(1918-1935)• Introduction by Ben Zion Bokser

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PSI Staff• Lisa Gould, Executive Assistant• Jennifer Nash, Director – Policy and Programs• Sierra Fletcher, Associate – Policy and Programs• Gena Folts, Development Associate• Bill Honohan, Business Manager• David Boucher, Intern• Scott Cassel, Executive Director

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Current PSI Board of DirectorsTerms expire on June 30, 2009

State #1: Frank Coolick – formerly with NJ Department of Environmental Protection (Vice President)

State #2: Shirley Willd-Wagner – CA Integrated Waste Management Board

State #3: Scott Mouw – NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources

State #4: Jan Whitworth – OR Department of Environmental Quality

Local #1: Mollie Mangerich - Sonoma County Waste Management Agency, CA

Local #2: Scott Klag – Metro Regional Government, OR

Terms expire on June 30, 2010

State #1: Jack Price – FL Department of Environmental Protection (Treasurer)

State #2: Tom Metzner - CT Department of Environmental Protection

State #3: Theresa Stiner - IA Department of Natural Resources

Local #1: Dave Galvin - King County, WA (President)

Local #2: Jen Holliday - Chittenden County, VT (Clerk)


New PSI Board of DirectorsJuly 1, 2009


State #1: Resa Dimino – NY Department of Environmental Protection

State #2: Ann Pistell – ME Department of Environmental Protection

State #3: Scott Mouw – NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources

State #4: Becky Jayne – IL Environmental Protection Agency

Local #1: Mollie Mangerich - Sonoma County Waste Management Agency, CA

Local #2: Scott Klag – Metro Regional Government, OR


State #1: Jack Price – FL Department of Environmental Protection

State #2: Tom Metzner - CT Department of Environmental Protection

State #3: Theresa Stiner - IA Department of Natural Resources

Local #1: Dave Galvin - King County, WALocal #2: Jen Holliday - Chittenden County, VT

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