11 how to get involved

How Can I Get Involved?Contents: These slides describe what you can do to support product stewardship. They also provide information on the Nebraska Product Stewardship Initiative, who’s involved, and how to get more information.

Who makes product stewardship happen?

Businesses

Local governments

State governments

Environmental/health

organizations

Other institutions

Be a responsible consumer1. Buy Better Products

o Buy goods that are durable o Buy used when possibleo Look for environmentally preferable

goods• That don’t contain toxics• Are made from recycle materials

2. When you are finished:o Resell o Reuseo Recycle o Or safely dispose of your goods

Take Advantage of Existing Programs

Another Bright Idea

Use these companies’ collection programs Use Nebraska’s Programs:

The Bucket ProjectNebraska Materials Exchange

National Programs:Call2RecycleThermostat Recycling Corp.End of Life Vehicle Solutions

Take Advantage of PSI• Website – product information

• Government strategic conference calls – legislation

• Product-specific dialogues

• Member/Partner Update Calls (monthly briefings)

• Networking Conference Calls (12/year)

• Product Stewardship Updates (26/year)

• Newsletter (quarterly)

• Annual Product Stewardship Forum

Get Involved!• Join the Nebraska

Product Stewardship Initiative

• Use the online toolkit to find out how you can promote product stewardship

Sign Up to Participate

• Receive information about Nebraska’s Product Stewardship Initiative

Caitlin@productstewardship.us(617) 236 - 8293