What are the financial

benefits of product

stewardship?

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The cyclical system created by product

stewardship creates

jobs and saves taxpayer

money.This presentation was prepared by The Product Stewardship Institute, an equal opportunity provider and employer.

By closing the loop to reuse materials we create

local jobs to collect, sort, refurbish and recycle materials.

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Recycling creates more than 10 times the number of jobs created by disposing of goods

in a landfill Turning old paint..

Into new paint

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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

This presentation was prepared by The Product Stewardship Institute, an equal opportunity provider and employer.

Why are we concerned about government saving money?

Governments spend millions of tax dollars each year to manage household hazardous waste

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EPR shifts the costs and responsibility off

government and taxpayers.

This presentation was prepared by The Product Stewardship Institute, an equal opportunity provider and employer.

Safely Collecting these goods,

• Keep toxics out of our environment

• Recover materials

which can reduce the need for new virgin materials

This presentation was prepared by The Product Stewardship Institute, an equal opportunity provider and employer.