Publication type: Government Document
This study explores an EPR Policy Framework that would be required in state law to support the implementation of a statewide EPR system for PPP from residents. The study provides a conceptual model that illustrates how the EPR policy framework could be implemented across Washington State. The implementation model would create a new role for the producers of PPP by mandating that they fund and coordinate the statewide recycling system for residents. This shifts the responsibility from local governments—who have no control over the materials that enters the marketplace and subsequently the waste stream—to those that design, manufacture, and profit from the products and their packaging. The producers would operate under a ProducerResponsibility Organization (PRO) that coordinates and oversees the recycling system.
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