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Product Stewardship Resolutions & Policies

This page contains producer responsibility resolutions and policies from various states and local governments in the US as well as government organizations.

General Product Stewardship Resolutions & Polices

National Association of Counties Resolution in Support of Extended Producer Responsibility Framework Approach
In July 2008, the National Association of Counties (NACo) adopted a resolution supporting an Extended Producer Responsibility Framework Approach, which creates effective producer-lead reduction, reuse and recycling programs, to deal with a product’s lifecycle impacts from design through end of life management, without relying solely on state and local governments. NACo also adopted product specific EPR resolutions.

King County, Washington Product Stewardship Policy
King County Code sections 10.08.080 and 10.25.030 require the government to develop, implement and support product stewardship approaches and legislation.

City of Seattle Resolution Number: 30990
The resolution, signed July, 2007, establishes new recycling goals for the City and actively encourages and supports a system where producers minimize waste during product design and take responsibility for the reuse or recycling of used products (Section 2.A).

San Francisco Product Stewardship Resolution
The City and County of San Francisco support extended producer responsibility initiatives and statewide legislation to cover areas including a variety of hazardous products, bulky packaging, plastics and multi-material products that are difficult to recycle.

Santa Cruz County, California Universal Waste Resolution
The Santa Clara County resolution supports state legislation requiring producer responsibility for universal waste, which includes fluorescent tubes, electronics, batteries and other mercury-containing products.

Electronics Product Stewardship Resolutions

Council of State Governments E-Waste Resolution
The Council of State Governments supports coordinated electronics producer responsibility policies. The Midwest environmental agencies, including Illinois, Iowa, Michigan and Minnesota, collaborated to develop a policy statement on e-waste to promote harmonized programs in the Midwest. The resolution encourages the Midwest states to follow the policy when developing their e-waste legislation. A unified legislative approach would promote a level playing field for manufacturers, avoid a patchwork quilt of laws and regulations, and avoid increased management and compliance costs among governments and businesses.

Georgetown and Plano, Texas Electronics Take-Back Recycling Resolution
The Cities of Georgetown and Plano passed resolutions supporting state legislation to require electronics producers to participate in electronics recycling.

Del Norte, California Electronics Producer Responsibility Resolution
The Del Norte Solid Waste Management Authority (DNSWMA) urges California State Assembly members and Senators to introduce and support legislation requiring computer and electronics producers to operate or fund comprehensive extended producer responsibility programs. See our Electronics Legislation page for updated status on electronics producer responsibility bills in California.

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