Super Session: Challenges and Opportunities of EPR (Part 2) (WasteExpo 2022)

June 6, 2022

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Who should be responsible for the lifecycle of a product? Taxpayers? Manufacturers? That is one of the hard-hitting debates surrounding extended producer responsibility (EPR) policies, which aim to shift the cost of residential recycling from taxpayers to product manufacturers. In this session, you’ll learn about two EPR policies that have been passed and implemented in the U.S., as well as the challenges and opportunities that come along with those policies.

Speakers:
Anne Germain (Moderator), COO & SVP of Technical and Regulatory Affairs, National Waste & Recycling Association
Charlie Schwarze, Director - Sustainability, Packaging & Product Stewardship, Keurig Dr Pepper
Daniel Felton, Executive Director, AMERIPEN
Gary McElyea, Group Director, North America Public Policy Center, The Coca-Cola Company
Mark Smith, Director, Government Affairs – International, BRITA, GLAD, The Clorox Company

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