With the growth of both product stewardship and Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) programs there has been growing interest in the job and economic impacts of such programs. Ten major studies conducted between 2008 and 2012 were reviewed. The studies were generally state, provincial or national in scope and reviewed conventional recycling programs and stewardship initiatives such as those for end-of-life electronics. The studies used available statistical and program data to document the employment and economic impacts of a range of different recycling, product stewardship and EPR programs. The metrics used in each study were supplemented in some cases with normalized metrics by which data from the cited report was recast into data expressed as jobs per 1000 or economic impacts per capita based on payroll numbers. Data comparisons were approached with caution due to difficulties comparing data from programs of varying size, geographical context and differences in scope. Despite these challenges, comparing study conclusions was made easier because, to varying degrees, all the studies agreed with each other regarding the positive job and economic impacts associated with product stewardship, recycling and enhanced waste diversion. The following three major findings are highlighted:  Landfill disposal is not job intensive and generates a small number of jobs compared to waste recycling and waste diversion.  Recycling and the use of secondary materials create significantly higher net value added and jobs at higher income levels than waste disposal.  Recycling businesses create jobs closer to home and have a smaller environmental footprint than businesses that rely on raw material extraction and manufacture. While specific study metrics varied and were hard to compare, the studies reviewed concluded and confirmed that diverting wastes, materials and products from disposal is more employment intensive and has a greater economic impact than simply collecting these materials and products as wastes and landfilling them. These findings are consistent with the March 2012 West Coast Clean Economy report tabled with the Pacific Coast Collaborative (PCC) which set out broad opportunities for growing employment in the areas of waste diversion and EPR.