The document summarizes discussions at a Massachusetts Product Stewardship Council meeting regarding the council's future direction. Key points discussed include: - EPR momentum is growing in the US with laws in 33 states across various product categories. Paint, electronics, and pharmaceuticals are current priorities in Massachusetts. - Other state product stewardship councils take different approaches to their structure, identity, leadership, and funding. Options discussed for MAPSC include being independent or part of an existing organization. - Next steps identified include determining MAPSC's identity and structure, including membership, voting rights, leadership, and funding model. Support needed from the Product Stewardship Institute is also discussed.

1. massachusetts product
stewardship council
meeting
Massrecycle conference
March 29, 2016

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momentum for EPR in the US
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EPR laws in 33 states
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*not including 10 container deposit laws
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4. EPR laws + bills in the northeast
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CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT
Auto Switches Law Law Law Bill* Law Law
Batteries (Rechargeable) Bill Law Law Law Bill Law
Batteries (Single Use or All)
Bill*
(all batteries)
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(all batteries)
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(single use)
Carpet Bill Bill
Electronics Law Bill* Law Law Law Law Law
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Packaging
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Pharmaceuticals Law Bill Bill Bill Bill*
Thermostats Law Law Law Law Law Law Law
Tires Bill* Bill*
* = EPR bill introduced in 2015-2016
other bills introduced 2008-2014 Source: Product Stewardship Institute, 2016

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current priority products in
massachusetts
• paint
• electronics
• pharmaceuticals

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product stewardship councils
advance product stewardship
on a state & regional level

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Massachusetts Product
Stewardship Council (MAPSC)
• initiated 2010
• various calls/meetings from 2010-2015
• 5 monthly calls facilitated by PSI since
november 2015; 20+ attendees on each call
• working to pass paint stewardship bill
• letters of support
• advocacy day april 13th
• creating a platform for electronics epr

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MAPSC: at a threshold
• what is your identity? should the
council be independent or part of an
existing organization (e.g., massrecycle)?
• who will lead? who will be the chair?
• how will you fund efforts to advance
product stewardship in MA?

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PSI
(contractor)
Local
Government
(voting members)
Chair/Steering
Committee
Businesses?
(non-voting members?)
MassDEP
MACs
(non-voting members?)
Other NGO’s?
(non-voting members?)
MassRecycle/
Existing Org
(participant +
potential umbrella
organization)
MAPSC future direction
structure

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MAPSC future direction
identity
question:
• should the council be independent or part of an existing
organization (e.g., massrecycle)?
how other state PSCs do it:
• NY, IL, OK, NE, CT, VT: Independent and not incorporated (in
NY, PSI is the fiscal sponsor – provides monthly budget updates;
accepts grant funding; etc.)
• CA: Registered independent 501(c)(3) organization
• CO, TX, WI: Subgroup of state recycling organization, which is a
501(c)(3)

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MAPSC future direction
identity
question:
• what is process for becoming a member?
how other state PSCs do it:
• IL: members + partners must sign letter of agreement; voting rights
reserved for local gov’ts that contribute financially and provide staff
time to the PSC
• CT, NWPSC, VT: members must sign letter of agreement (in VT
members must also provide funding and/or staff time to the PSC)
• CO, TX: members of state organization may elect to join the PSC (in
CO members pay additional small fee to join council)
• NY: board members nominated and elected by existing board

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MAPSC future direction
identity
questions:
• who should be given the right to vote?
how other state PSCs do it:
multi-stakeholder:
• CO: all PSC members vote, makes recommendation to recycling
organization
• TX: PSC has a voting steering committee comprised of only local gov’t
• NY, IL, VT: only local government members vote
• CA: PSC has a voting BOD comprised of majority local gov’t members
• NE, OK: ad-hoc; no voting
government only:
• CT: local government votes, state advises
• Northwest: all vote

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question:
• who will chair the council’s efforts?
how other state PSCs do it:
• CA, NY, IL, CT, VT, Northwest, TX: Board chair (variable terms).
CA has paid executive director.
• NE: Leadership Committee has ad-hoc meetings facilitated by PSI
• TX: Steering committee (elected by PSC members) selects chair
• CO: PSC members nominate chair
MAPSC future direction
leadership

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question:
• how will the group meet its financial needs?
how other state PSCs do it:
• CO, TX: State recycling organization membership fees (CO charges $50
additional individual fee for council participation)
• NY: Contributions from 3 recycling and solid waste associations and NYC;
grants secured by PSI
• IL: PSC membership fees; additional donations for special projects
• CA: Fees from local governments and partners, donations, grants,
project/contract work
• NE, OK: Grant from NE DEQ direct to PSI for projects with the council
• Northwest: Contributions from members for specific projects/ functions
MAPSC future direction
funding

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MAPSC future direction
supportquestion:
• what services do you need from PSI?
sample scopes from other states:
• NY:
• administration + organization development (including grant writing)
• outreach + coordination + fiscal sponsor
• technical policy + product-specific support
• IL:
• administration, coordination, facilitation, + organizational development
• technical policy + product-specific support
additional services:
• facilitation training
• communications consulting
• research projects
• multi-stakeholder facilitation

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next steps