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What is Product Stewardship? Product Stewardship is an environmental management strategy that means whoever designs, produces, sells, or uses a product takes responsibility for minimizing the product's environmental impact throughout all stages of the products' life cycle. The greatest responsibility lies with whoever has the most ability to affect the life cycle environmental impacts of the product. The mission of the Council is to integrate product stewardship principles into the policy and economic structures of the Pacific Northwest. Learn more about the Northwest Product Stewardship Council. |
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NEW! HHW: We've Come a Long Way...Maybe Read the Californa Product Stewardship Council Board President's pitch for product stewardship in MSW Management.NEW! Oregon Paint “Take Back” Program Launches July 1, 2010 Oregon's paint recycling pilot program, first in nation, begins July 1 and requires paint manufacturers to manage leftover paint from consumer and contractor painting jobs.NEW! Conference of Mayors Adopts Producer Responsibility Resolution The US Conference of Mayors asks product manufacturers to take primary responsibility for their toxic and non-recyclable products (see page 128 of the resolution document).Maine Passes Product Stewardship Framework Bill The Maine framework law establishes a process for creating producer responsibility programs for products and packaging.Preliminary Analysis of E-Cycle Programs in Washington and Oregon The NWPSC has released a report on the Preliminary Analysis of E-Cycle Programs in Washington and Oregon that explores the preliminary results of the E-Cycle Washington and Oregon E-Cycles programs that began providing services on January 1, 2009. |
