The Product Stewardship Institute (PSI) prepared a draft of this Briefing Document for the Oct. 25, 2012 meeting, “Setting Product Stewardship Priorities,” held in conjunction with the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP). The Briefing Document provided background information to stakeholders who participated in the meeting. Following the meeting, PSI completed this final briefing document that incorporates decisions made during the meeting. This Executive Summary highlights the meeting’s outcomes, including the top five priority waste streams to be addressed by Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR). As defined below, whereas product stewardship can be either voluntary or regulatory, EPR is specifically a regulated approach. The Governor’s Modernizing Recycling Work Group (GMRWG) will consider these priority waste streams as it develops its final recommendations to Gov. Dannel P. Malloy for reaching the 58 percent diversion goal set in the Connecticut’s Solid Waste Management Plan.