1. The PPI Team PPI Advisors PPI Board
Product Policy Institute’s Execu- Rob D’Arcy Helen Spiegelman
tive Director, Bill Sheehan, leads California Product Stewardship President / Vancouver BC
an ever-expanding team of sea- Council, Board President PPI Co-founder; Zero Waste
soned professionals with proven
track records, specialized skills
and experiences that uniquely
County of Santa Clara, Hazardous
Materials Program Manager
Vancouver, Founder; Recycling
Council of British Columbia Waste has changed...
qualify them to help communities Garth Hickle David Stitzhal
and their local governments lead Vice-President / Seattle WA
Midwest Product Stewardship
the transition to producer respon- Council, Founder Northwest Product Stewardship
sibility recycling. Council, Coordinator; Full Circle
Minnesota Pollution Control Environmental, Inc., President
Agency
Bill Sheehan, Ph.D.
Executive Director Steven Sherman
Sego Jackson Secretary-Treasurer / Berkeley CA
Athens GA Northwest Product Stewardship Cascadia Consulting, California
Bill has been in the environmental Council, Co-founder and Policy Director; resource economist
policy field for 15 years. His work Chair and a leading technical expert on
on the history of waste manage-
Alicia Culver composting
ment was pivotal in sparking the
community movement for product Product Stewardship Purchasing Commissioner
stewardship and bringing full EPR Strategist Victoria Reinhardt
to the United States. He has writ- Green Purchasing Institute, Ex- Ramsey Cty. MN
ten extensively on the subject and ecutive Director Leadership positions at the
is a consummate networker. National Assn. of Counties; Assn.
Bill holds a Ph.D. in Ecology from Susan Hubbard of Minnesota Counties; leading
Cornell University. Minnesota Product Stewardship proponent of product stewardship
Organizer
Heidi Sanborn, M.P.A. Eureka Recycling, CEO Carolyn Raffensperger, J.D.
PPI Outreach Director Ames IA
Sacramento CA Lynne Pledger Science and Environmental
Heidi has 20 years of experience Massachusetts Product Steward- Health Network, Founding
working with state and local ship Organizer Executive Director; leader on pre-
government and leads the largest cautionary principle, legal rights
Council, the California Product
Stewardship Council. She has
of future generations ...and the Product Policy Institute
Raymond Gaudart
served as technical advisor to
California Integrated Waste
Rossland BC is changing the way we address it.
Management Board Chair Linda British Columbia Product Stew-
Moulton-Patterson, and she was ardship Council, Co-founder;
an independent consultant to the Regional District of Kootenay
Product Stewardship Institute, Boundary, retired Director
assisting in facilitation of the Paint
Product Stewardship Initiative.
Product Policy Institute
Product Policy Institute productpolicy.org
productpolicy.org
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2. Extended Producer The Product Policy Think globally, } Efforts byin helpingplay a
vital role
PPI will
states
Waste has changed... Responsibility Institute act locally. adopt EPR framework poli-
T he answer is clear: Connect
product design with end-of-life
management through Product Stew-
T he Product Policy Institute is
demonstrating that communi- T his simple slogan captures the
very core of PPI’s approach.
The EPR movement may have a
cies that will apply to many
product waste streams. ~
ties and their local governments
Barbara Kyle—
ardship, also known as Extended organized around global reach, but its potency is National Coordinator
Producer Responsibility (EPR). a powerful idea in thousands of city and county Electronics TakeBack Coalition
have power. councils and commissions. Bur-
1900: NYC
Mineral
1960: USA
Food/Yard
2000: USA
Products
By “extending” the producer’s re-
sponsibility through the life cycle Since 2003, the Product Policy
dened with managing the waste
stream, local leaders hold the
} PPI’s experience and peers
team of government
its
of the product they sell, the true Institute:
Not only are we producing more waste than we did a century ago, key to changing the system that and EPR experts are needed
cost of the product is reflected in • brought the term EPR into wide- results in throw-away products
we’re producing different waste: 75% of today’s waste is packag-
t in New York as we begin our
its price. Companies are incentiv- spread use in the U.S. and packaging.
ing and throwaway products. Our waste problem originates with Product Stewardship Coun-
products and packaging designed for disposal. ized to design and manufacture
• helped start Product Stewardship PPI helped spark the local EPR cil to help local government
better, smarter, more recoverable
Councils in California, New York, movement across North America. speak with one voice for
products.
Cost and Carbon Tailpipes and smokestacks get Today, 18 states (and counting)
Texas and Vermont.
• set the goal of a comprehensive
We are the go-to experts for
organizing communities and their
producer responsibility.
Dave Blackman—
~
most of the blame for greenhouse have passed producer responsibil-
O ur throwaway society has
significant cost and carbon
consequences. When products are
gas emissions, but more than 29%
of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions
ity laws for electronic waste. And
across North America, local gov-
EPR policy approach known as
“framework.”
local governments for product
stewardship.
Executive Director
New York State Association of
Solid Waste Management
come from the manufacture, ernments are forming statewide
tossed out, local communities and
taxpayers and garbage ratepayers transportation, use and disposal of Product Stewardship Councils to } PPI hastobeen leading
products and packaging. tackle this challenge. PPI’s services efforts organize govern-
end up paying the multi-million ments for producer respon-
dollar tab. The corporations that
make the products are off the hook
British
Local Government T he Product Policy Institute offers resources and expertise that
allow Councils to hit the ground running. From helping with
startup funding and founding documents to a starter website and
sibility for a broad range of
products on the West Coast
once the products are sold.
Columbia Product Stewardship Nova and through the National
outreach materials, PPI’s assistance helps local Councils and advo-
Councils* Scotia
cates become effective quickly.
Association of Counties. ~
We simply New
Services include:
Comm. Victoria Reinhardt—
Ramsey County MN
York
cannot solve the Northwest
(Washington
Vermont
n Council Funding and Organizational Strategies (Author of National Association
of Counties EPR Fremework
n Organizational and Legal Documents
CLIMATE & Oregon)
The Product Policy Institute has been the catalyst in n Peer Matching and Technical Assistance
Resolution)
CHANGE California
starting independent Product Stewardship Councils
in California, New York, Texas and Vermont and is n Outreach Materials, Starter Websites and Listservs } Iwith PPI andhave worked
personally
currently working in other states and in Canada. n Organizing Workshops and Webinars believe that
problem without n Networking with Other Councils, Local Non-profit and the organization can assist
addressing products Texas
Business EPR Advocates us in achieving greater prog-
and packaging. n Harmonizing Policies Among Councils, Including EPR
Framework
ress on these matters. ~
Maine State Rep. Jon Hinck—
* As of June 2009 District 118 (Portland)