The Benefits of Product Stewardship

What are the financial benefits of product stewardship?
Prepared by the Product Stewardship Institute

The cyclical system created by product stewardship creates jobs and saves taxpayer money.

By closing the loop to reuse materials we create local jobs to collect, sort, refurbish and recycle materials.

Recycling creates more than 10 times
the number of jobs created by disposing of goods
in a landfill
Turning old paint..
Into new paint

Greening the way we do business can create opportunities for business innovation
the sustainable packaging industry is set to become a $143 billion dollar industry by 2015 (globally)
the electronics recycling industry was over $1.5 billion dollar industry in the U.S. 2005 and is growing rapidly

Why are we concerned about government saving money?
Nebraska spent an estimated $2 million tax dollars last year managing household hazardous waste

In Nebraska in 2009, we collected approximately 1.2 million pounds of HHW
We spent an estimated $850,000 on collection events and permanent facilities during the year just in 11 Nebraska communities
…but the total state-wide costs are estimated to reach $2 million!

EPR shifts the costs and responsibility off governmentand taxpayers.

Potential Financial Benefits for Nebraska
Electronics $3.7 million
Paint $3.5 million
Pesticides $2.2 million
Batteries (primary) $1.4 million
Batteries (secondary) $428,000
Medical sharps (home) $1.1 million
Fluorescent lamps (household) $500,000
Phone books $232,000
Thermostats (mercury) $267,000
Total Maximum Benefits for Nebraska $13.5 million/yr
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Safely Collecting these goods,
Keep toxics out of our environment
Recover materials which can reduce the need for new virgin materials

The Benefits of Product Stewardship

by Nebraska Product Stewardship Initiative

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