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Product Stewardship Links

Local Government Product Stewardship Councils

Northwest Product Stewardship Council External Link

British Columbia Product Stewardship Council External Link

Product Stewardship Council of Australia External Link

 

   

Organizations

California Integrated Waste Management Board External Link
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and Stewardship

Clean Production Action External Link
CPA partners with a wide range of organizations to help in developing policies and strategies that promote clean production. The link goes to CPA's 2003 EPR Tool Kit, a free downloadable compendium of information from Europe and elsewhere.

Computer Take Back Campaign External Link
CTBC is active throughout the U.S. and supports full producer responsibility for end-of-life electronic products.

Individual Producer Responsibility Works External Link
A European alliance of industry & NGOs. “Individual producer responsibility encourages competition between companies on how to manage the end-of-life phase of their products. This in turn drives innovation, such as in business models, take-back logistics and design changes, to reduce the environmental impact of products at the end of their life.”

Minnesota Office of Environmental Assistance External Link
A leader in Product Stewardship activities, the State of Minnesota has product stewardship initiatives for electronics, carpet and paint.

Product Policy Institute External Link
The Product Policy Institute's mission is to develop and communicate a strong framework for product-focused environmental policies that advance sustainable production and consumption and good governance. PPI has been helping launch the California Product Stewardship Council.

Product Stewardship Institute External Link
The Product Stewardship Institute was created to assist state and local government agencies in establishing cooperative agreements with industry and environmental groups to reduce the health and environmental impacts from consumer product manufacture, use, storage, and disposal.

Recycling Council of British Columbia External Link
An NGO supporting the progressive EPR policies of the BC government.

Raymond Communications External Link
A web site with links to many informative articles about recycling and extended producer responsibility.

Sustainable Packaging Coalition External Link
The Sustainable Packaging Coalition is an industry working group inspired by cradle to cradle principles and dedicated to transforming packaging into a system that encourages economic prosperity and a sustainable flow of materials.

Teleosis Institute External Link
The Teleosis Institute is devoted to developing effective, sustainable health care provided by professionals who serve as environmental health stewards.

Thermostat Recycling Corporation External Link
The Thermostat Recycling Corporation (TRC), a not-for-profit corporation founded and operated by thermostat manufacturing companies, facilitates the nationwide collection of all brands of used, wall-mounted mercury-switch thermostats so that the mercury can be purified for re-use.

 

   

Links to Product Stewardship Initiatives

Take It Back Network External Link — King & Snohomish Co, WA
-- Local Electronics Products Recovery Program PDF

U.S. Product Stewardship Initiatives by Product Type - CIWMB External Link
-- Apparel, Autos, Batteries, Beverage Containers and Other Packaging, Carpet, Electronics, Medical Industry, Mercury-Containing Products, Paint, Pesticides, Tires

Product Stewardship Institute - Initiatives by Product Type External Link
-- Carpet, Electronics, Gas Cylinders, Mercury Products, Paint, Pesticides, Pharmaceuticals, Phone Books, Radioactive Devices, Tires

Northwest Product Stewardship Council - Initiatives by Product Type External Link
-- Beverage Containers, Electronics, Medical, Mercury, Pharmaceuticals

 

   

Green Purchasing

Buy Green External Link

Center for New American Dream Procurement Strategies (link not available)

ICLEI's European Eco-Procurement Initiative External Link

U.S. EPA Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Web Site External Link

 
 
 
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