About NYPSC

 The New York Product Stewardship Council is a newly formed body dedicated to shifting New York’s product waste management system from one focused on government funded and ratepayer financed waste diversion to one that relies on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), or Product Stewardship, in order to reduce public costs and drive improvements in product design that promote environmental sustainability.  

The Council was created in March 2009 under the auspices of the New York State Association for Solid Waste Management. NYPSC is constituted primarily of representatives of local government agencies, together with representatives of other stakeholder groups that support the product stewardship approach, including state solid officials, businesses, recyclers and the environmental community. This unique partnership is working to integrate the principles of product stewardship into the policy and economic structures of New York State.