These slides provide a brief introduction to product stewardship and extended producer responsibility. This is a shorter version.

1. The Solution Prepared by the Product Stewardship Institute

2. Where do we go from here? Product stewardship directs all those involved in the life cycle of a product to take responsibility for the impacts to human health and the natural environment that result from the production, use, and end-of-life management of the product. Prepared by the Product Stewardship Institute

3. While everyone has a role to play, Prepared by the Product Stewardship Institute

4. product stewardship looks to those who, Design Make & Sell the products to take the greatest responsibility Prepared by the Product Stewardship Institute

5. And this responsibility extends past the point of sale… Prepared by the Product Stewardship Institute

6. When manufacturers set up and pay for collection programs, this is called “ extended producer responsibility ” Prepared by the Product Stewardship Institute

8. “ EPR” is already happening in Nebraska, through several voluntary initiatives: Prepared by the Product Stewardship Institute

9. Some states are passing laws to require manufacturers to collect their products As of October 2010, there are more than 60 state laws mandating EPR Prepared by the Product Stewardship Institute

11. Click below to learn about more about to learn more about things that we can all do to promote product stewardship Prepared by the Product Stewardship Institute