Products

Product-specific EPR Websites

For information on product-specific product stewardship programs, dialogues, initiatives and legislation, see these web sites:

• Product Stewardship Institute

  Carpet; Electronics; Fluorescent Lighting; GasCylinders; MedicalSharps; Mercury Products; Paint; Pesticides; Pharmaceuticals; Phone Books; Radioactive Devices; Thermostats; Tires
  

• US Environmental Protection Agency  (product section)
    Batteries; Carpet; Electronics; Mercury-containing Products; Packaging; Vehicles; Other Products

• Northwest Product Stewardship Council  (product section)

  Beverage Containers; Chemicals; Electronics; Mercury; Paint; Pharmaceuticals; Tires

• California Product Stewardship Council (product section) 

 

Electronics

The Electronics Takeback Coalition lists all the US states with e-waste producer responsibility laws, fees, and pending legislation.

Visit their state legislation page. (Offsite link)

 

Beverage Containers

Bottle bills are the grandmother of EPR legislation in North America.

U.S. Bottle bills The Container Recycling Institute tracks beverage container deposit laws and pending legislation all across the United States. See the current laws and campaigns (offsite link) at their site bottlebill.org.

Canada Bottle bills The Container Recycling Institute has compiled a summary of the beverage container recycling laws and programs in all Canadian Provinces. View them now (offsite link).

 U.S. Product Stewardship Legislation

The Product Stewardship Institute tracks product stewardship laws, legislation, policies, and private-sector initiatives in the United States and internationally and makes summaries available to members.  The pages below are public.

Growth of U.S. product stewardship laws from 2006 to 2009	Product stewardship legislation introduced in 2009