Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and Stewardship

Meetings and Workshops

2008

• April Workshops: Three workshops, one on program design and implementation, and how to impact EPR development in California; and two others on success stories and lessons for household batteries and fluorescent lamp collection programs.
• Jan. 23 Board Meeting: The Board adopted the "final" EPR Framework at this meeting.
• Jan. 9 Workshop: Listening to Local Governments: Product Stewardship, The New Frontier in Waste Management (Adobe PDF, 92 KB | presentations). Note: This event was sponsored by the California Product Stewardship Council (CPSC), with funding from CIWMB.

2007

• Nov. 14 Workshop: A public stakeholder consultation workshop was held to obtain suggestions for refining and improving the EPR Framework adopted at the Sept. 19, 2007 Board Meeting.
• Sep. 19 Board Meeting: The Board adopted the "initial" EPR Framework at this meeting when it considered the General EPR Policy Options agenda item.
• Jun. 5 Workshop: Producer Responsibility: Overview of Policy Consideration and Existing Implementation Approaches--Setting the Stage for Implementation of Strategic Directive #5.