The Nebraska Product Stewardship Coalition

WebinarOctober 11, 2011

Nebraska Product Stewardship Coalition

Lash Chaffin, League of Nebraska MunicipalitiesSteve Danahy, Nebraska Department of Environmental QualityPaul Dunn, City of Omaha/Nebraska Environmental TrustCarrie Hakenkamp, WasteCap NebraskaGene Hanlon, City of Lincoln Jennifer Hoevet, NE SWANA/Aquaterra Environmental Solutions, IncDan King, Lincoln-Lancaster County Health DepartmentGary Lund, City of NorfolkJack Newlun, Hastings Solid Waste DepartmentJane Polson, Keep Nebraska Beautiful

Coalition Mission StatementTo shift Nebraska’s product waste management system from one focused on government funded and ratepayer financed waste diversion to one that relies on producer responsibility in order to reduce public costs and drive improvements in product design that promote environmental sustainability. The Nebraska Product Stewardship Coalition works to integrate the principles of product stewardship into the policy and economic structures of Nebraska.

Coalition Objectives• Develop and recommend product stewardship policies and

educational tools to organizations, institutions, governments, and state legislators.

• Provide effective leadership on product stewardship initiatives in the state.

• Educate elected officials and other decision makers on the benefits of product stewardship.

• Provide a forum for the exchange of information regarding existing and proposed Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) programs.

Join our Coalition

• Statement of Purpose• Principles of Product Stewardship• Contact us through our website

• Building Product Stewardship in Nebraska: Understanding our Foundation– Establish Baseline– Identified Local, State and National Initiatives

• Developed Website• Legislative Interim Study

Accomplishments

Nebraska Baseline Data

• Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Services 2009-10o5 permanent facilitieso40 collection eventso>1.1 million pounds of HHW

collected o>$1.5 million spent

Nebraska Baseline Data

• Electronics 2009-10 (excludes retailers)oCollection events: 30

communitieso> 425,000 pounds of

electronics collectedo>$540,000 spent

htpp://productstewardshipnebraska.org

Legislative Action

• Interim Study LR247 – Alternative funding approaches– Maximize diversion of consumer

products• Electronics Legislation

Questions?

Gene Hanlon(402) 441-7043

ghanlon@lincoln.ne.gov