Business Support for EPR

Amazon Environmental, Inc., CPSC Silver Partner

Bentley Prince Street
Zero Waste in the Carpet Industry

California Retailers Association

• Testimony by Pamela Williams in support of CIWMB's EPR Framework Policy 9/11/07
  "EPR is a trend that is sweeping the globe."
  

• Letter to the Governor in support of AB 2347 9/10/08

Caterpillar
"Cradle-to-Cradle—Achieving the Vision Through Remanufacturing" 4/8/08
2008 Caterpillar Sustainability Report

Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola opens world's largest bottle-to-bottle recycling plant —Waste Business Journal, 1/6/09

General Motors
Half of GM Plants to Be Landfill-Free By Late 2010 9/8/08

Hewlett Packard
HP Reduces Laptop Packaging 97 Percent for Wal-Mart 9/3/08

Individual Producer Responsibility Works
A European alliance of industry & NGOs.

“Individual producer responsibility encourages competition between companies on how to manage the end-of-life phase of their products. This in turn drives innovation, such as in business models, take-back logistics and design changes, to reduce the environmental impact of products at the end of their life.”

Marin Sanitary Service, CPSC Silver Partner

National Electronic Manufacturer's Association (NEMA)
EPR in the Electro-Product Industry 11/08 —Mark A. Kohorst, NEMA

Nortech Waste LLC, CPSC Silver Partner

Peninsula Packaging Company
Hear Ed Byrne from Peninsula Packaging in Tulare County regarding their stewardship efforts to recycle more California plastic packaging. Finding Ways to Keep Waste Local | Hear the audio —NPR Marketplace, 1/6/09

Pitney Bowes – Business Solutions
Company Diverts Millions of Pounds of Waste from Landfills through Product Take-Back

Recology, CPSC Platinum Partner

Republic Services, CPSC Platinum Partner

Sony
Sony letter to New Jersey 12/7/07
Sony Electronics Inc. wrote a letter to the New Jersey Senate in strong support for EPR legislation being considered. In it, Sony states:

"It is Sony Electronics Inc. policy to take full manufacturer responsibility for all of the products that we have placed our brand name on. ...We urge you to adopt legislation that supports our efforts and extends this responsibility to include all electronics manufacturers and retailers. Sony internalizes the cost of recycling and request that any regulations require the same."

Business for Social Responsibility

Centre on Sustainable Production and Consumption
The Centre contributes to the Plan of Implementation agreed at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002 to promote sustainable patterns of consumption and production. The Centre hosts conferences and information sharing on the subject.

Ceres

Environmental Packaging International
EPI is a consultancy specializing in product stewardship related to packaging, batteries, electronics, and other products. EPI assists clients in integrating aspects of compliance, such as data collection and reporting, into their supply chain management and product design.

McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry

Pollution Prevention Resource Exchange
For manufacturing assistance (as opposed to product evaluation), businesses should network with the pollution prevention (P2) community through websites like the Pollution Prevention Resource Exchange or subscribe to the P2Tech listserv.

Social Venture Network

Stewards Edge
Consulting and management company in Canada focused on the design and implementation of packaging and product stewardship programs.

Sustainability Institute
The Institute provides business and governmental managers, employees, subcontractors and supply chain partners with best practices and specialized training in the development and implementation of sustainability initiatives.

Terracycle is a company that works with companies to find ways to “upcycle” products and packaging at end-of-life so there is no waste! Watch the video on their web site which explains how it works.

Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI)
As a technical assistance provider to companies wishing to go green for nearly 15 years, the Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI) Lab has helped hundreds of companies find safer alternatives to hazardous cleaning solvents.