Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed into law first-in-the-nation legislation requiring manufacturers to manage and finance the safe recycling of solar units at end of life, at no cost to the owner of the product... [read more]
What is Product Stewardship?
Product Stewardship is an environmental management strategy that means whoever designs, produces, sells, or uses a product takes responsibility for minimizing the product's environmental impact throughout all stages of the products' life cycle. The greatest responsibility lies with whoever has the most ability to affect the life cycle environmental impacts of the products. The mission of the Council is to integrate product stewardship principles into the policy and economic structures of the Pacific Northwest.
