National Campaign to End Packaging Waste And make progress on resource conservation, marine debris, climate change and job creation Matt Prindiville October 3, 2012
Packaging Waste Statistics * Source - US EPA Municipal Solid Waste: Facts and Figures
It Gets Worse Recycling Rates for Packaging Waste.. Without Cardboard Plastics Garbage 74% Garbage 88%
Where does packaging waste go?
Estimated value of wasted packaging recyclables: $11.4 billion *Source: As You Sow
How EPR Works 1.Governments Sets Targets 2.Industry Innovates
Packaging Recycling: EU vs. US * Sources – Eurostat, USA
CHANGE Coalitions 24 EPR Laws Chem. Reform
CRADLE2 = 56 orgs in 23 states
CHANGE Coalitions 24 EPR Laws Chem. Reform Packaging EPR
Signs of CHANGE Denial: “This can’t be happening.” Despair: “OMG. This IS happening.” Resistance: “This is NOT gonna happen!” Pushback: “Over my dead body!”
End packaging waste… Matt Prindiville Associate Director