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The Context for Product Stewardship
Manufactured Globally
The Context for Product Stewardship
Manufactured Globally
No Economic
Incentive
for Manufacturers to
Minimize
Environmental Impacts
The Context for Product Stewardship
Disposed Locally
GO DIRECTLY TO
LANDFILL
DO NOT PASS GO
The Context for Product Stewardship
Disposed Locally
Should the public have
to pay to recycle
someone else’s
computer?
The Context for Product Stewardship
The Flow of Consumer Goods
JAPANESE MODEL
Mandated Responsibility
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Manufacturers set front-end fees for
end-of-life management
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Retailers collect fees
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Manufacturers compete to lower fees
Fees cover orphan & historic waste
Consumers return products to
retailers or municipalities
Manufacturers and recyclers are
financially linked
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Those who benefit from a product are responsible
for minimizing the environmental impacts
throughout the life of the product.
Lifecycle costs - including the costs of recycling or
disposal - are included in the total product cost.
Manufacturers have an incentive to design
products that are less toxic, more recyclable and
which result in less waste.