Perspectives on Product Stewardship

Informationen zum Autor By Scott Cassel Klappentext The massive increase in consumer product waste, its toxicity, and the complexity of materials have created an unbearable financial and management burden for municipal officials-it has become untenable. We have outgrown the era of municipalities being solely responsible for recycling. A paradigm shift is needed.The concepts of Extended Producer Responsibility and Product Stewardship play a significant role in bringing our consumption of natural resources and emission of greenhouse gases back into balance with the earth's ability to absorb these impacts. Perspectives on Product Stewardship provides an overview on managing products throughout their life cycles in order to conserve resources, decrease environmental impact, and share the burden of responsibility. It gives the reader a broad understanding of the origins and evolution of the rapidly expanding field of product stewardship and extended producer responsibility, while providing exemplary and precautionary case studies-on paint, batteries, and packaging. Informative and timely, this reference will be useful to anyone engaged in, or embarking on, efforts to reduce impacts from consumer products: producers, retailers, waste management professionals, recyclers, governments, environmental advocates, students, and the public. Zusammenfassung This book provides an overview on the perspectives on managing products throughout their lifecycles in order to conserve resources! decrease environmental impact! and share the burden of responsibility. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of Contents1. Introduction2. Product Stewardship and EPR in the United States3. Stakeholders4. The Important Role of Pilot Projects5. Case Studies * Paint * Electronics * Mattresses * Thermostats * Batteries * Pharmaceuticals6. Challenges and Opportunities in PS and EPR7. Summary and Conclusion8. Resources

Product details

• Authors: Amy D. Cabaniss, Amy D./ Cassel Cabaniss, Scott Cassel
• Publisher: Bernan associates
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781641433174
• ISBN: 978-1-64143-317-4
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Business > Miscellaneous; NATURE / Natural Resources, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Green Business, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / Waste Management, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Manufacturing, Science / Environmental Science, Waste Management, Waste treatment & disposal, Manufacturing industries, Business and the environment; ‘green’ approaches to business, Business & the environment, 'Green' approaches to business, Waste treatment and disposal