PACKAGING AND WASTE POLICY

EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY (EPR)

Shifting nancial and operational responsibility of end-of-life management for products to producers, instead of taxpayers and government.

Material Bans

Moving away from material bans to dialogues on best way to collect, sort, and reprocess materials to reduce environmental impact.

Recovery Innovation

Federal investments into programs uncovering emerging science and data to drive ef ciencies across packaging design and waste management.

Universal Access

Providing all households with convenient and consistent access to recycling and composting services

Standardized Definitions

Clear recycling, composting, and other recovery de nitions to reduce consumer confusion

Data Collection

Consistent data collection to measure and benchmark performance of a circular packaging economy.

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