Great Lakes Pharmaceuticals Initiative
Prescription drug abuse is now classified as an epidemic in America, killing more people than car accidents in 17 states. A growing coalition around the Great Lakes has articulated their vision for a future with permanent, secure, and sustainably financed drug take-back programs to capture leftover pharmaceutical drugs for secure disposal.
Preventing Ewaste Dumping - The Federal Electronics Export Bill
Electronic waste is the fastest growing waste stream in the U.S. While an increasing number of people are recycling their old electronics, much of the e-waste collected for “recycling” or “reuse” is being exported to developing nations such as China, Ghana, India, Nigeria, and Pakistan, very often for unsafe salvage and metals recovery. Read on about the critical legislation introduced to curb the growing tide of e-waste being sent overseas to developing countries.
PSI Launches Advisory Council
The PSI Advisory Council summons the talents, knowledge, influence, and social conscience of major public figures engaged in product stewardship. Meet this eclectic and dynamic group of individuals with a shared passion for revolutionizing product policy.
Knowledge is power - Don't Miss Upcoming PSI Webinars
Become an expert and stay abreast of the latest information on product stewardship. Join our thought leadership movement and explore upcoming webinars on EPR for packaging, how incentives change consumer behavior, and the economic growth, environmental protection, and cost savings that can be achieved through producer responsibility.
EPR LegislationThe Product Stewardship Institute (PSI) is a national non-profit membership-based organization located in Boston, Massachusetts. PSI works with state and local government agencies to partner with manufacturers, retailers, environmental groups, federal agencies, and other key stakeholders to reduce the health and environmental impacts of consumer products. PSI takes a unique product stewardship approach to solving waste management problems by encouraging product design changes and mediating stakeholder dialogues.
What Is Product Stewardship?
Product stewardship is a policy that ensures that all those involved in the lifecycle of a product share responsibility for reducing its health and environmental impacts, with producers bearing primary financial responsibility.
What Is Extended Producer Responsibility?
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), a central tenet of product stewardship, is a policy approach in which the producer’s responsibility for their product extends to the post-consumer management of that product and its packaging.
What We Do
Using the Principles of Product Stewardship as its guide, PSI offers the following services:
- Research, Pilot Projects, and Evaluation
PSI provides clear, factual analysis and practical recommendations to inform and shape product stewardship policy, focusing on specific products as well as framework approaches. PSI designs, implements, and evaluates pilot projects, and includes recommendations for next steps and the potential for a national roll-out. - Facilitation and Consensus Building
PSI helps groups share information, identify common interests, reach agreement, and develop and implement priority strategies to promote and implement product stewardship. - Legislative Tracking, Analysis, and Advocacy
PSI develops effective local, state, and federal product stewardship legislation, and harmonizes legislative approaches and elements. Coordinated state laws have the potential to create the foundation for future federal product stewardship legislation. Local legislation is also emerging as a potent force for change. - Build Product Stewardship Capacity through Education and Empowerment
PSI staff and members provide a powerful source of information about all aspects of product stewardship for “beginners” as well as seasoned product stewardship professionals. PSI provides a forum to share information about product stewardship and a clearinghouse for emerging ideas.