Tools for Local Governments

Local governments can build the capacity, knowledge and relationships to transition to EPR for products. These tools will help you accomplish this.

• What Local Government Can Do to Help EPR, PowerPoint slide 10/4/09
  Add this slide to your Powerpoint presentation to explain how local governments can support EPR
• Tools for Local Action in Support of EPR
• Letter from the CA Lt. Governor Supporting Local EPR Actions 3/09
• Outreach Packet Explaining EPR for Elected Officials and Others
  A set of fact sheets
• California EPR Fact Sheet —CIWMB 3/09
• Talking Points for Different Audiences
  • Media Talking Points
  • Business Talking Points
  • Government Talking Points
  • Haulers Talking Points

• Business Case for Product Stewardship 7/23/09
• Transitioning to Zero Waste: What Can Local Governments Do Now? 3/06
  -- By Helen Spiegelman, Product Policy Institute
• Provide the CPSC PowerPoint presentation and other outreach materials in your local jurisdiction
• Provide your legislator the power point presentation
  • Find a legislator
• Prepare to advocate in support of EPR legislation
  • Secure approval to send letters from your agency
  • Direct your paid lobbyist to support EPR legislation
  • Encourage citizens to mail letters supporting EPR
• Work with local retailers to develop local take back programs as a bridge to manufacturer financed EPR

Model Documents

These model articles explain Extended Producer Responsibility and can be adapted for use in local newspapers, newsletters and other media outlets.

• Model Newsletter Article on EPR 1/4/10

CPSC has created these model documents for your use, to make it easier for local jurisdictions to adopt and promote EPR resolutions.

• Model EPR Resolution 2/10
• Model Staff Report 2/10
• Model Joint Press Release 11/09
• Media Instruction Guide 12/19/08

Models of Local Action

• Product Stewardship: Collaborative Solutions for Problem Discards —Diversions, Central Contra Costa Solid Waste Authority, Summer 2010
• Sample Legislative Platform Including EPR, excerpt from Napa County 2009 Legislative Platform 1/29/08
• City of Chula Vista Draft Legislative Platform 2009
• Contracting for Producer Responsibility
  — Julie Weiss, City of Palo Alto; Alicia Culver, Green Purchasing Institute & Product Policy Institute
• Policies on Solid Waste —Southern California Association of Governments
• Sonoma County Extended Producer Responsibility Implementation Plan 2/07
  -- The first" local EPR plan" in California
• Oakland Zero Waste Plan Overview 11/06
  -- EPR is one of Oakland's five strategies for reaching Zero Waste
• Chula Vista Special Waste Brochure 1/09
• County of Napa Recycling Guide
  Promote product stewardship councils in your local recycling and public education materials like this.

Surveying Public Opinion About EPR

In order to document public support for EPR, local governments can conduct short surveys at county fairs, HHW events, and other public venues to document that the public does want an EPR approach. This documentation can be important to local and state elected officials when deciding whether to support EPR. Here are some examples, below. Feel free to use these for your events and let us know when you do so we can post your results as well.

• HD15 Product Stewardship Survey 12/07

  • Survey
  • Summary
  • Data

• 2008 Del Norte SWMA EPR Survey & Results 9/08

• 2008 Del Norte County Fair EPR Survey

• 2008 Bioneers Conference EPR Survey & Results