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Listed below are comments received from stakeholders relating to the
issue area of
consumer outreach
. Comments are received through
stakeholder meetings and correspondence. Due to transcription and/or space
limitations, the following may be paraphrased from the original comment
received.
Comments/Questions (received as of March 17, 2004)
- University/school district/large business is a large consumer. Hope we can establish
partnerships.
- Please make as much information available as possible on the Web. Make sure that the information is available to everybody – especially information on products. Use a formal
process.
- Notifications to consumers regarding programs – easy to do. Informing the retailers of the scope of products and fees will be more difficult – eliminate ambiguities. Some companies/retailers will be more aware than others. We need to work together on this
one.
- Notification to HP consumers about free/convenient recycling. Where do we point them? We just want to be a conduit for information. Until we get that information, we’re
stuck
- Sales data does not correlate to a successful recycling program. Look at diversion from landfills. We (manufacturers) know people don’t buy one and get rid of one at the same time. Let’s look at the amounts recycled and diverted rather than
sales.
- Looks like people are currently stockpiling. Look at what’s out there in these stockpiles and based on those numbers, gauge
success.
- Let’s look at markets for the materials that are covered.
- In goal setting, important to estimate goals for historic waste and future waste. Measure of sales is the benchmark for measuring future waste. Goals for individual producers are not in the bill. Will be important to address this gap. Develop incentives to invite
participation.
- Use Used Oil program as a model and give us (local govt.) the money to run our local
programs.
- Have we (local govt.) looked into Internet and Out of State sales?
- Do you expect computer recycling companies to recycle the 65 million
(?) computers that exist?
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- Need enforceable goals. Rigorous goals.
- Currently no goals (are required) for individual companies. Are there creative ways to develop incentives for individual manufacturer recycling?
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Funding for public education
. The ESJPA supports the suggestion made at the workshop that the money set aside for public education and outreach be made available to local jurisdictions in the form of grants. While recognizing the need for some statewide educational campaign, local jurisdictions, especially in rural areas of the State, are better able to tailor the education programs to the specific and unique needs of their residents. The success of a local collection program improves with a strong local, public educational and outreach program.
(RCRC)
- require recyclers to provide detailed (non-proprietary)
information on the processing methods (CRT to CRT, lead smelting, or hazardous waste disposal) used in their recycling of the devices that
they are invoicing for payment. And please make this info available on
the Boards website such that the public may use the info to select
services that match the recycling preferences desired.
Every effort has been made to accurately reflect
stakeholder input. Please direct any corrections or additional comments in
alignment with guidance on the Stakeholder Input page.
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