At least a dozen states have considered legislation this year that would require producers to develop and finance a system to recycle and dispose of a variety of consumer products, including packaging, propane tanks and hazardous household waste.
The Minnesota Senate Environment Climate and Legacy Committee advanced a so-called extended producer responsibility bill last week that focused on packaging materials. Typical of most EPR bills, it would require that producers establish a producer responsibility organization, which encourages a redesign of packaging and develops a stewardship plan for the materials’ collection and reuse.
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