Product Stewardship

Product Stewardship Stakeholder Group

To develop product stewardship policy and consider legislative priorities, Oregon DEQ, with the assistance of Metro, has convened a stakeholder group. Its purpose is to:

• Enhance understanding of product stewardship as a policy approach;
• Consider how key product stewardship principles should be incorporated into product stewardship programs;
• Identify the core elements for any product stewardship program, such as product identification, collection service standards, performance goals, enforcement, “upstream” product improvements and education and outreach; and
• Discuss and consider legislative priorities for the 2011 session.

• Members
• Recommendations for Product Stewardship in Oregon
  • Appendix A. Oregon Product Stewardship Stakeholder Group Summary of Meetings. By Oregon DEQ, 2010.
  • Appendix B. Review of Product Stewardship Programs. By Kelly Panciera, Oregon DEQ, April 2010.
  • Appendix C. Product Stewardship and Producer Financing Approaches. By Scott Klag, Oregon Metro, April 2010.
  • Appendix D. Convenience Standards in Product Stewardship Programs, By Jan Whitworth, Oregon DEQ, April 2010.
  • Appendix E. Disposal Bans and Product Stewardship. By Jan Whitworth, Oregon DEQ, April 2010.
  • Appendix F. Swimming Upstream: Product Stewardship and Promise of Green Design. By David Stitzhal, MRP, Full Circle Environmental, Inc.; funded by Oregon Metro Resource and Recycling, May 2010.
  • Appendix G. Performance Measures in Product Stewardship Programs. By Jan Whitworth, Oregon DEQ, July 2010.
  • Appendix H. Selecting Products and/or Materials for Product Stewardship Programs. By Abby Boudouris, Oregon DEQ, July 2010

Meeting information

All stakeholder meetings are open to the public. Meeting dates, agendas and notes are available via the Stakeholder Meetings Web page.

• Meeting notes and handouts
• Additional resources

Process/Approach

The stakeholder group will work within the currently accepted definition of product stewardship:

Product stewardship is an environmental management strategy in which all parties involved in the design, production, sale and use of a product take responsibility for minimizing the product’s environmental impact throughout all stages of the product’s life. The greatest responsibility lies with whoever has the most ability to affect the lifecycle environmental impacts of the product.

There will be opportunity for interested persons to ask questions and provide input at meetings. The process will result in a written report addressing key guiding principles and core elements that should be included in product stewardship legislation drafted for consideration by the 2011 Oregon Legislature.

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