EPR Resolutions
A critical step in the transition to EPR-based recycling is issuing, through a resolution or ordinance, a declaration that the jurisdiction aims to start phasing out the provision of end-of-life product management services that are free to the makers of toxic and disposable products. Local EPR resolutions may (1) establish a preference for take-back provisions in purchasing contracts; (2) specify a range of problem products to investigate for local actions; and (3) call on state government to pass producer responsibility legislation.
California Local EPR Resolutions & Ordinances
California State EPR Resolutions
Elsewhere
- Wisconsin, Dane County
- Dane County, Wisconsin - Passed an ordinance in January 1990 prohibiting any retailer from selling tires, lead acid batteries, mercury thermostats, or fluorescent lamps without also informing the public that they are banned from landfill disposal and offering to accept these products back for reuse and recycling.
- City of Madison, Wisconsin - Passed an ordinance in December 2003 requiring any retailer that sells fluorescent bulbs or other lamps containing mercury to notify the public that they cannot be disposed of in landfills and requires retailers to offer to accept those items for a reasonable fee.
- Massachusetts
- Local resolutions supporting producer responsibility for electronic products offsite
-- Passed by 162 local jurisdictions in Massachusetts
- Texas
