Broome County Supports Extended Producer Responsibility

[Katie Hershey]

Last Update: 11/17 10:02 am

From Division of Solid Waste:

Broome County Supports Extended Producer Responsibility

Binghamton, NY- Broome County recently passed an advisory resolution
supporting extended producer responsibility (EPR). EPR is an
environmental policy approach in which producers (brand owners and
importers) accept responsibility for the management of post-consumer
products, so those who produce products bear the cost of recycling and
responsible for disposal. Manufactured goods and packaging constitute
approximately 75% of the materials managed by solid waste facilities
in the United States, based on figures by the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency.

Broome County will continue to supports nationwide efforts to hold
producers responsible for hazardous product discard management and
other product waste management costs and urges Congress to enact
framework EPR legislation which will give producers the incentive to
design products to make them less toxic and easier to repair, reuse
and recycle.

Taken from:
http://www.newschannel34.com/content/developingnews/story/Broome-County-Supports-Extended-Producer/CzD5vvVVQECcIAq8opvyvw.cspx