the benefits of product stewardship
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What are the financial
benefits of product
stewardship?
This presentation was prepared by The Product Stewardship Institute, an equal opportunity provider and employer.
The cyclical system created by product
stewardship creates
jobs and saves taxpayer
money.This presentation was prepared by The Product Stewardship Institute, an equal opportunity provider and employer.
By closing the loop to reuse materials we create
local jobs to collect, sort, refurbish and recycle materials.
This presentation was prepared by The Product Stewardship Institute, an equal opportunity provider and employer.
Recycling creates more than 10 times the number of jobs created by disposing of goods
in a landfill Turning old paint..
Into new paint
This presentation was prepared by The Product Stewardship Institute, an equal opportunity provider and employer.
Greening the way we do business can create opportunities for business innovation
• the sustainable packaging industry is set to
become a $143 billion dollar industry by 2015 (globally)
• the electronics recycling industry was over $1.5 billion dollar industry in the U.S. 2005 and is growing rapidly
This presentation was prepared by The Product Stewardship Institute, an equal opportunity provider and employer.
Why are we concerned about government saving money?
Governments spend millions of tax dollars each year to manage household hazardous waste
This presentation was prepared by The Product Stewardship Institute, an equal opportunity provider and employer.
EPR shifts the costs and responsibility off
government and taxpayers.
This presentation was prepared by The Product Stewardship Institute, an equal opportunity provider and employer.
Safely Collecting these goods,
• Keep toxics out of our environment
• Recover materials
which can reduce the need for new virgin materials
This presentation was prepared by The Product Stewardship Institute, an equal opportunity provider and employer.