NYPSC Mission
The New York Product Stewardship Council, or PSC, works to implement the principles of product stewardship in New York State and nationally.
These policies have many benefits:
Municipal Costs
Shift waste management costs off taxpayers and into the cost of the product
Waste Reduction + Recycling
Reduced waste destined for landfills and waste to energy facilities
Circularity
Improved product and packaging design for recycling and materials recovery
Green Job Growth
Economic development in new industries and job growth within New York State
Defining
Product Stewardship
A strategy that employs financial incentives to engage manufacturers in the management of a product at the end of its useful life.
This policy approach seeks to relive local governments of the expenses related to managing specific product at its end of life by engaging the responsibility of the producer.
The premise of EPR is rooted in the fact that manufacturers have the greatest control over the products design and marketing, and therefore much greater influence on the ability to reduce toxicity and increase recyclability.
For Future Generations
Making products safer for people and the planet, from design to disposal.
Want to do more?
The need for a new recycling approach has never been clearer. For local governments, that time must be now.
