New York and Product Stewardship New York Product

New York and Product Stewardship New York Product Stewardship Council contact@nypsc. org 917 -597 -2119 www. nypsc. org 1

An overview of today’s presentation • What is the waste management problem facing New York and the U. S. today? • What is Product Stewardship and Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)? • Why is New York focusing on product stewardship and EPR? • The New York Product Stewardship Council (NYPSC) • How to get involved 2

What is the Problem? • Hundreds of products that we use every day • Products reach end of life & must be disposed of and managed properly • Result in a lot of garbage – 250 BILLION tons/year 3

Most of these environmental impacts are INVISIBLE to consumers. • Finite virgin resources mined, processed and manufactured • Greenhouse gases produced; 29% from products 25, 000 lbs. of minerals extracted from the earth person, per year! 4

Some products contain toxins BPA, endocrine disruptors Beryllium, PVC, brominated flame retardants, lead, copper 4 mg mercury Nickel, lithium, cadmium 0. 8 g mercury Brominated flame retardants Petrochemicals, volatile organic compounds Pharmaceutical compounds 4 g mercury 4 lbs lead; barium, nickel, cadmium, rare earth metals 5

Some products are bulky and hard to manage at end-of-life. 6

We expect local governments to manage our complex waste stream …and spend millions of tax dollars. 7

…but, in turn, we end up spending millions in tax dollars to pay for it. 8

We also waste valuable commodities. 3. 38 2. 73 3. 84 (2%) 6. 61 (2%) (4%) Food 0. 62 (<1%) Plastics 33. 79 (21%) 8. 4 (5%) Paper and paperboard Yard trimmings Wood 11. 15 (7%) 11. 19 (7%) Steel Textiles 2010 US MSW Disposal Millions of Tons (percent) 13. 58 (8%) Glass 28. 49 (17%) Rubber and leather Miscellaneous inorganic wastes Other materials Aluminum 14. 2 (9%) 26. 74 (16%) Source: 2010 U. S. EPA Municipal Solid Waste Report, Facts and Figures. Other nonferrous metals 9

This is not sustainable! Total MSW Waste (in Millions of Tons) 300 Total MSW Generation and Recovery, 1960 -2010 250 200 150 Generation Recovery 100 50 0 5/13/1905 12: 00 AM 5/23/1905 12: 00 AM 6/2/1905 12: 00 AM 6/12/1905 12: 00 AM Year 6/22/1905 12: 00 AM 7/2/1905 12: 00 AM Source: PSI compilation of data from 2010 U. S. EPA Municipal Solid Waste Report, Facts and Figures. 10

The consequences are profound. Environmental Social Economic 11

So What Can We Do? • Optimize Current System or • Transform It? • Implement Voluntary Programs or • Regulatory Programs? 12

How Do We Optimize the Current System? • • • “Pay-as-you-throw” (unit pricing) Public education Landfill bans/mandatory recycling Recycled content standards Invest in upgraded recycling facility equipment Improve communication between end-markets & manufacturing process (closed loop recycling) 13

How Do We Transform the Current System? Product Stewardship Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) 14

What is Product Stewardship? • Minimizing health, safety, environmental, and social impacts • Maximizing economic benefits of a product and its packaging • Considering all lifecycle stages, from design to end-of-life • Either voluntary or required by law 15

Who’s Involved in Product Stewardship? • The producer of the product has the greatest ability to minimize adverse impacts. • Many other stakeholders play a role, too. 16

What is Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)? • Mandatory product stewardship • Producer’s responsibility for product extends to post-consumer management of product and packaging at end-of-life • Central tenet of product stewardship 17

Product Stewardship and EPR Product Stewardship: Lifecycle and Sustainability Voluntary or mandatory EPR: End-of-life Mandatory only 18

Essential Characteristics of EPR: Not Prescriptive • Government sets parameters, but allows flexibility for producers to determine the most cost-effective solutions within those parameters • Flexibility promotes a market-based solution to meet goals EPR: Industry-Run • Government oversees law, but producers are responsible for implementation 19

EPR: Changing How Waste is Financed and Managed Current Practice: Taxpayers/Governments pay EPR: Manufacturers/Product Purchasers pay • Recycling collection/infrastructure built into product price or company’s cost of doing business • Producers responsible for financing and managing their products at end-of-life • Producers internalize costs of reducing environmental externalities (unintended consequences) 20

Benefits of Product Stewardship: Environmental Protection More Sustainable Products Job Creation Fiscal Relief 21

EPR shifts the costs and responsibility off government, even if government keeps collecting. 22

That means tax dollars can be used to meet other needs in the community… …instead of paying to recycle or dispose of our old products. 23

Why is New York focusing on Product Stewardship and EPR? • Local governments can’t solve this problem on their own! • Recycling rates are plateauing in NY • New state property tax cap means local governments are seeking cost-saving measures 24

Development of New York Product Stewardship Council (NYPSC) • Created out of NECESSITY in March 2009 by NYS Association for Solid Waste Management • Lots of support! ü NYSAR 3 ü NY-SWANA ü Federation of NY Solid Waste Management Associations ü Product Policy Institute ü Product Stewardship Institute, Inc. 25

Who is the NYPSC today? Multi-stakeholder council with membership from: • NY local governments • Businesses • Recycling professionals • Members of the environmental community Goals: • To support sound product stewardship policies • To develop and recommend workable product stewardship polices, provide leadership and guidance • Educate all stakeholders on benefits 26

Priorities • Build and educate our support base engage more local governments • Implement and strengthen current legislation (e. g. , rechargeable batteries, electronics) • Pass new legislation on new product categories (e. g. , paint, carpeting, pharmaceuticals, thermostats, CFLs) 27

Get Involved! Become an NYPSC Member or Partner: • Stay informed on proposed legislation and new EPR laws and regulations • Learn more about product stewardship • Join the voice of NY local government to support new legislation www. NYPSC. org 28

Get Involved! Become a PSI Member or Partner, too: • Stay informed on proposed national legislation, new EPR laws, and regulations in all 50 states that could impact New York • Gain access to an international network of product stewardship and EPR experts • Participate in strategic planning calls and meetings for product stewardship initiatives nationwide www. productstewardship. us 29

Take Advantage of Existing Programs Get Involved! Participate in available collection programs: 30

Get Involved! Pass a product stewardship resolution: Our website includes examples of local product stewardship resolutions from New York and the U. S. , as well as a model resolution you can adapt for your own community. Visit: www. nypsc. org/content/local-resolutions 31

Thank You to Our Partners for Their Support Platinum Partner For more information on becoming an NYPSC Member or Partner, visit www. NYPSC. org. 32

Thank You to Our Partners for Their Support Gold Partners 33

Thank You to Our Partners for Their Support Silver Partners 34

Thank You! New York Product Stewardship Council Marjorie Torelli, Administrator contact@nypsc. org 917 -597 -2119 www. NYPSC. org 35