In 2008, the Northwest Product Stewardship Council and California Product Stewardship Council released joint Framework Principles for Product Stewardship Policy (PDF file, 92KB). Since that time, the Vermont Product Stewardship Council, British Columbia Product Stewardship Council, ...
Legislation: California
Status: Passed
Type: Policy
Date: June, 2012
Status: Failed
Type: Bill
Date: February, 2010
AB 2139, the California Product Stewardship Act, introduced in February 2010, would set requirements for a producer of a covered product, to develop, finance and manage a stewardship program.
Status: Passed
Type: Policy
Date: January, 2010
The Reusable Packaging Association approved a position statement on Product Stewardship Policy and Framework Principles in January 2010. (PDF file, 27 KB)
Status: Passed
Type: Policy
Date: October, 2009
The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (ASTSWMO) released a framework policy document in October 2009. (PDF file, 60 KB)
Status: Passed
Type: Resolution
Date: July, 2009
The National Association of Counties adopted a resolution in 2008 supporting an Extended Producer Responsibility Framework Approach (PDF file, 11KB) and readopted it in 2009. The resolution supports the creation of effective producer-lead reduction, reuse and recycling programs, to deal with a product’s lifecycle impacts from design through end of life management, without relying solely on state and local governments. In addition, the...
Status: Passed
Type: Policy
Date: January, 2008
On January 23, 2008, the California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) adopted Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Framework Policy. Additional information is available from the CIWMB (now CalRecycle) and the California Product Stewardship Council.
In February 2007, the CIWMB adopted a set of Strategic Directives that included ...
The Northwest Product Stewardship Council includes the states of Washington and Oregon. In an effort to harmonize legislation and programs along the west coast, we also track activities in California and British Columbia, Canada.
For Product Stewardship Legislation in other states visit:
State Chemicals Policy Database
Product Stewardship Institute