massachusetts product stewardship council

meetingMassrecycle conference

March 29, 2016

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momentum for EPR in the US is growing

92* EPR laws in 33 states

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*not including 10 container deposit laws

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EPR laws + bills in the northeast

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CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT

Auto Switches Law Law Law Bill* Law Law

Batteries (Rechargeable) Bill Law Law Law Bill Law

Batteries (Single Use or All)Bill*

(all batteries)

Bill* (all batteries)

Bill* (single use)

Law (single use)

Carpet Bill Bill

Electronics Law Bill* Law Law Law Law Law

Fluorescent Lamps Law Law Bill* Bill* Law

Mattresses Law Law

PackagingBill*

(study)Bill* Bill

Paint Law Bill* Law Bill Bill* Bill* Law Law

Pharmaceuticals Law Bill Bill Bill Bill*

Thermostats Law Law Law Law Law Law Law

Tires Bill* Bill*

* = EPR bill introduced in 2015-2016other bills introduced 2008-2014 Source: Product Stewardship Institute, 2016

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current priority products in massachusetts

• paint• electronics• pharmaceuticals

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product stewardship councils advance product stewardship

on a state & regional level

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Massachusetts Product Stewardship Council (MAPSC)

• initiated 2010• various calls/meetings from 2010-2015• 5 monthly calls facilitated by PSI since

november 2015; 20+ attendees on each call• working to pass paint stewardship bill

• letters of support• advocacy day april 13th

• creating a platform for electronics epr

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MAPSC: at a threshold

• what is your identity? should the council be independent or part of an existing organization (e.g., massrecycle)?

• who will lead? who will be the chair?

• how will you fund efforts to advance product stewardship in MA?

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PSI(contractor)

Local Government (voting members)

Chair/Steering Committee

Businesses?(non-voting members?)

MassDEPMACs

(non-voting members?)

Other NGO’s?(non-voting members?)

MassRecycle/ Existing Org

(participant + potential umbrella

organization)

MAPSC future direction structure

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MAPSC future direction identity

question:• should the council be independent or part of an existing

organization (e.g., massrecycle)?

how other state PSCs do it:• NY, IL, OK, NE, CT, VT: Independent and not incorporated (in

NY, PSI is the fiscal sponsor – provides monthly budget updates; accepts grant funding; etc.)• CA: Registered independent 501(c)(3) organization• CO, TX, WI: Subgroup of state recycling organization, which is a

501(c)(3)

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MAPSC future direction identity

question:• what is process for becoming a member?

how other state PSCs do it:• IL: members + partners must sign letter of agreement; voting rights

reserved for local gov’ts that contribute financially and provide staff time to the PSC

• CT, NWPSC, VT: members must sign letter of agreement (in VT members must also provide funding and/or staff time to the PSC)

• CO, TX: members of state organization may elect to join the PSC (in CO members pay additional small fee to join council)

• NY: board members nominated and elected by existing board

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MAPSC future direction identity

questions:• who should be given the right to vote?

how other state PSCs do it:multi-stakeholder:

• CO: all PSC members vote, makes recommendation to recycling organization

• TX: PSC has a voting steering committee comprised of only local gov’t• NY, IL, VT: only local government members vote• CA: PSC has a voting BOD comprised of majority local gov’t members• NE, OK: ad-hoc; no voting

government only:• CT: local government votes, state advises• Northwest: all vote

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question:• who will chair the council’s efforts?

how other state PSCs do it:• CA, NY, IL, CT, VT, Northwest, TX: Board chair (variable terms).

CA has paid executive director. • NE: Leadership Committee has ad-hoc meetings facilitated by PSI• TX: Steering committee (elected by PSC members) selects chair• CO: PSC members nominate chair

MAPSC future direction leadership

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question:• how will the group meet its financial needs?

how other state PSCs do it:• CO, TX: State recycling organization membership fees (CO charges $50

additional individual fee for council participation)• NY: Contributions from 3 recycling and solid waste associations and NYC;

grants secured by PSI• IL: PSC membership fees; additional donations for special projects• CA: Fees from local governments and partners, donations, grants,

project/contract work• NE, OK: Grant from NE DEQ direct to PSI for projects with the council• Northwest: Contributions from members for specific projects/ functions

MAPSC future direction funding

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MAPSC future direction support

question:• what services do you need from PSI?

sample scopes from other states:• NY:

• administration + organization development (including grant writing)• outreach + coordination + fiscal sponsor• technical policy + product-specific support

• IL:• administration, coordination, facilitation, + organizational development• technical policy + product-specific support

additional services:• facilitation training• communications consulting

• research projects• multi-stakeholder facilitation

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