3a what is product stewardship (full version)
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These slides provide a brief introduction to product stewardship and extended producer responsibility.TRANSCRIPT
Building Capacity for Product Stewardship in Nebraska
What is product stewardship?
a principle that everyone
involved in the life cycle of a
product has a responsibility to
reduce the health and
environmental impacts of that
product
How many products do you use in 1 day?
In one week?
In one year?
The average American throws away 1,600 pounds of trash each year
That means by age 25 you’ve thrown
away 40,000 pounds
Photo courtesy: George Hall
By the time you’re 50 you’ve thrown away the 80,000 pounds – or the weight of a Boeing 737
And that’s just one person!
For all of Nebraska, it adds up to a lot of stuff.
Last year alone we threw out the equivalent of:
431,188 pounds batteries
26,589,961 pounds of electronics
Unfortunately, the full impact of the
products we buy is much larger than
what we throw in our garbage can.
We can’t see the full impacts of the products we buy
1. Before we buy them
2. After we throw them away
Over 1/3 of U.S. greenhouse gas emissionscome from products and packaging
Product stewardship means looking at the impact of a product:
from the time it is raw materials
until it is discarded
Raw Materials
Manufacturing Transportation Retail Use Disposal/Recycling
everyone has a role to playfrom those who make it
to those who sell it
to thosewho buy it
ProducersProducers
DistributersDistributers
Retailers Retailers
ConsumersConsumers
Waste Management Waste Management
Responsibility:To produce goods that are safe for their customers & the environment
Responsibility:To produce goods that are safe for their customers & the environment
everyone has a role to play
from those who make it
to those who sell it to
thosewho buy it
ProducersProducers
DistributorsDistributors
Retailers Retailers
ConsumersConsumers
Waste Management Waste Management
Responsibility:-Buy and use the best product -Dispose or recycle all goods responsibly
Responsibility:-Buy and use the best product -Dispose or recycle all goods responsibly
everyone has a role to play
from those who make it
to those who sell it to
thosewho buy it
ProducersProducers
DistributorsDistributors
Retailers Retailers
ConsumersConsumers
Waste Management Waste Management
Retailers and other businesses have a unique ability to educate their customers and their suppliers about opportunities to reduce unintended environmental and health impacts from their products, and to help provide solutions for collection and recycling.
Retailers and other businesses have a unique ability to educate their customers and their suppliers about opportunities to reduce unintended environmental and health impacts from their products, and to help provide solutions for collection and recycling.