11 how to get involved
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These slides describe the Nebraska Product Stewardship Initiative, who’s involved, and how to get more information.TRANSCRIPT
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How Can I Get Involved?Contents: These slides describe what you can do to support product stewardship. They also provide information on the Nebraska Product Stewardship Initiative, who’s involved, and how to get more information.
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Who makes product stewardship happen?
Businesses
Local governments
State governments
Environmental/health
organizations
Other institutions
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Be a responsible consumer1. Buy Better Products
o Buy goods that are durable o Buy used when possibleo Look for environmentally preferable
goods• That don’t contain toxics• Are made from recycle materials
2. When you are finished:o Resell o Reuseo Recycle o Or safely dispose of your goods
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Take Advantage of Existing Programs
Another Bright Idea
Use these companies’ collection programs Use Nebraska’s Programs:
The Bucket ProjectNebraska Materials Exchange
National Programs:Call2RecycleThermostat Recycling Corp.End of Life Vehicle Solutions
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Take Advantage of PSI• Website – product information
• Government strategic conference calls – legislation
• Product-specific dialogues
• Member/Partner Update Calls (monthly briefings)
• Networking Conference Calls (12/year)
• Product Stewardship Updates (26/year)
• Newsletter (quarterly)
• Annual Product Stewardship Forum
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Get Involved!• Join the Nebraska
Product Stewardship Initiative
• Use the online toolkit to find out how you can promote product stewardship
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Sign Up to Participate
• Receive information about Nebraska’s Product Stewardship Initiative
[email protected](617) 236 - 8293