The Perfect Storm: CA is the Beacon of Hope City of San Diego August 22, 2017

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1 The Perfect Storm: CA is the Beacon of Hope City of San Diego August 22, 2017

2 CRRA is like a Family Reunion We have fun, but our work is more important than ever!

3 CPSC Celebrates Our 10 th Anniversary 2017!

4 Why did we form CPSC in 2007? DISPOSAL BANS WITHOUT MANAGEMENT PLANS! DTSC banned batteries, Hg lamps, sharps without any plan or funding to manage them Local governments were fed up they reached the first 50% but need producers and retailers to help reach zero waste

5 You can find things to be bummed about

6 The News Is What It Is California s diversion rate dropped to 44% in calendar 2016 down from 50% in 2014 NOW WHAT DO WE DO? WE DOUBLE DOWN OF COURSE!

7 Double down on what? We have to try something different

8 LOTS of Good News Hundreds of jurisdictions taking action on food packaging, bags, meds/sharps, etc CalRecycle and Governor s office has fantastic team that believe in our mission 6 EPR/Stewardship laws passed at the state level and 8 EPR ordinances passed! Supreme Court found local governments can implement EPR State Law to achieve 75% by 2020 Public surveys show support polluter pays

9 No Time for Despair, Perfect Storm for Producer Responsibility & Bold Policy! We cannot continue to push recycling rates past 50% without much more producer responsibility Organics, packaging, textiles, bulky items and green design of all products is the key to getting the second 50% Producers MUST PAY to care and drive greener design

10 Top 10 Materials Landfilled 2014 CA Waste Characterization Study

11 Power in the People + Local Governments + CalRecycle +NGO s + Private Sector Partners We are stronger together! Opponents to EPR and zero waste policy do three things well: 1) Move in a pack and coordinate talking points Italian suit brigade 2) Give a LOT of money to campaigns to help legislators get re-elected (or not) 3) Social engineers

12 We have to get to the source of product waste the producers! Product Stewardship: Voluntary and producers of products redesign for durability, reparability, reuse or recycling Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR): Mandatory

13 California is HOPE for the U.S.! California has to lead the country, and the world are counting on us! No other state has the capacity to drive change in product design to achieve source reduction than California 12% of US population! We are crazy like a fox, and we will and have created green jobs in recycling! A circular economy is possible and CA must lead!

14 Changing to a Circular Economy is hard, worth doing, so we are going to do it anyway!

15 Strategic Directive 5 February 2007 * CalRecycle will Seek statutory authority to foster cradle- to- cradle producer responsibility. Develop rela=onships with stakeholders that result in producer- financed and producer- managed systems * Formerly the California Integrated Waste Management Board Slide15

16 The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) The OECD defines EPR as an environmental policy approach in which a producer s responsibility for a product is extended to the post-consumer stage of a product s life cycle For example, the book Extended Producer Responsibility: A Guidance Manual for Governments was issued in

17 According to the OECD EPR aims at reaching two goals: 1) Shifting the responsibility away from the municipality and general taxpayer towards the producer; 2) Provide incentives to producers to incorporate environmental considerations in the design of their products. The responsibility of the producer can be physical, financial and/ or informational. According to the OECD, internalization of external environmental costs is considered a fundamental aspect of environmental policy design

18 Business Language Spoken

19 copyright California Product Stewardship Council, 2017 What has CPSC Been Doing for the Last 10 Years?

20 CPSC Education on EPR! Calpsc.org

21 EPR Resolutions As of November 17, resolu/ons have been passed by local jurisdic=ons and organiza=ons suppor=ng product stewardship represen=ng 68% of Californians! Key to City & County Resolu/ons: County is a member of an associa=on 1 that has passed an EPR resolu=on or policy statement, but has not individually passed an EPR resolu=on County has individually passed an EPR resolu=on City has passed an EPR resolu=on Three major local government associa/ons have all adopted resolu/ons in support of EPR: California State Associa=on of Coun=es League of Ci=es Rural County Representa=ves of California

22 California EPR Legislation APPROVED 1. Ag Pes=cide Containers 2. Recalled Products Take- Back 3. Mercury Thermostat 4. Green Chemistry 5. Paint 6. Carpet 7. Brake Pads (remove copper) 8. Ma]resses (Gov. Brown) Governor Schwarzenegger called AB 1879 the most comprehensive Green Chemistry program ever established and added that it puts an end to the less effec8ve chemical- by- chemical ban of the past.

23 Examples of Thermostats Approx 3gm of mercury DTSC finalized the regulations for oversight May 20, 2013!

24 Carpet Stewardship 1 st in World!

25 Paint - PaintCare Set up drop-off sites where public can take unwanted paint for recycling 801 drop-off sites set up since October 2012 Also hold collection events

26 Bye Bye Mattress Set up drop-off sites where public can bring unwanted mattresses 122 drop-off sites in 43 counties as of end of 2016; also held 50 collection events Reimburse counties for costs collecting abandoned mattresses

27 Created Awards to Thank Stewardship Partners!

28 Call2Recycle All-Battery Collection Boxes Pilot project in partnership with Call2Recycle Pilot boxes accept alkaline & rechargeable batteries and cell phones Placed through CalRecycle HHW grants and w/ CPSC local government Associates Since 2014, nearly 25 tons of batteries collected

29 ReFuel Your Fun Campaign

30 Disposable 1lb Propane Cylinders Tough to Collect, Expensive to Recycle! 40 million used annually 6 million sold in CA every year $ per unit to recycle! Improper disposal danger to sanitation workers

31 The Flame King Refillable Company headquartered in Gardena, CA DOT certified as a refillable cylinder 12 year service life 100 s of refills Manufactured by Flame King Compatible with like devices Recyclable after decommissioning Every refill is a tank not thrown away Huge GHG savings! Refill Don t Landfill! If you use 1lb propane single use cylinders, it s time to switch to refillables!

32 Sports Basement Began offering sales & exchange of refillables at all 7 Bay Area Stores in May 2017 Basementeers get FREE exchanges Pictured: Jordan Wells, CPSC & Armen Filian, Sports Basement Refillable 1 lb. Propane Cylinder Display at Sports Basement Campbell 2017 by the ReFuel Your Fun Campaign

33 Disposable Cylinder Collection One Day & Ongoing CalRecycle HHW grant funded 1 day collection & exchange events Seasonal collection programs

34 Don t Rush To Flush! Voluntary Transitional to EPR Campaign

35 Don t Rush To Flush Monterey County 8 new bins

36 Don t Rush To Flush Santa Clara County 29 new bins Collected over 4.5 tons of meds since 11/2015 MED Project removing project bins; available to counties/cities for free Wellness Pharmacy of Los Gatos (left); Morgan Hill Police Department (right)

37 Customizable Meds Disposal White Board Video Watch:

38 County of Alameda 1 st EPR Ordinance in U.S. for Medicine! 11/17/2015 Adopts first EPR ordinance for sharps Now have 25 bins in Alameda paid for by drug companies!

39 National News Attention Wall Street Journal, April 2014

40 Appealed to Federal 9 th Circuit 9th Circuit Court of Appeals - 3 judge panel 7/11/14 No new facts only interpretation of law Judge I have a feeling this may not be the last word on this Court sides with Alameda County, upholds ruling 9/30/14

41 Appeal to Supreme Court 12/29/14: PhRMA and other plaintiff organizations file a Petition For Writ of Certiorari asking the U.S. Supreme Court to consider the case Petition text 5/26/15: Denied! National Impact!

42 CA Counties w/ EPR Ordinances 1. Alameda County meds 7/26/12 2. City & County of San Francisco 3/26/15 3. San Mateo County 4/28/15 4. Santa Clara County 6/23/15 5. Marin County 8/11/15 6. Santa Cruz County (combined meds & sharps) 12/8/15 7. Santa Barbara County 6/21/16 8. City of Santa Cruz 8/9/16 9. City of Capitola 8/25/ City of Scotts Valley 12/7/ Contra Costa County 12/20/2016

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44 Medication EPR Ordinance Implementation MED Project currently placing bins, holding 1 day events, providing mailback envelopes Over 250 bins currently placed in CA and WA counties! More on the way!

45 Walgreens Voluntary Take Back 2/9/16 Walgreens announces plan to install 500 bins nationwide; mostly in 24 hr. stores We are leading the way in retail pharmacy s fight against prescription drug abuse, - Richard Ashworth, Walgreens President of Pharmacy and Retail Operations bins installed in 45 states; over 72 tons meds collected since program began

46 AB 1893 Needle Management Members Mark Stone & Susan Eggman 46

47 SB 1014 EPR for Medica=ons Mirrors Alameda Ordinance, added OTCs Stakeholder nego=a=on mee=ngs Held in Senate Environmental Quality CommiMee

48 Senator Jackson Letter to Locals Letter sent October 31, 2014 asks for local governments to consider ordinances to move the issue forward in California.

49 CA State Auditor Study Eli Lilly and CPSC said let s try to get some facts we can all agree on and start a negotiation Assemblymember Phil Ting Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson Assemblymember Adam Gray Report Public May 9, 2017 Stakeholder negotiations started outlining deal A state-based solution for both of these waste disposal-related problems would help alleviate the end-of-life problems associated with these products...

50 Board of Pharmacy Regulations June 8, 2017 Final regulations approved by OAL and effective that day. 1) Exemption for Professional Judgement: (k) provides that A pharmacy shall not provide take-back services to consumers if, in the professional judgment of the pharmacist-in-charge, the pharmacy cannot comply with the provisions of this article or the DEA rules. As a result, any local ordinance mandating participation in either a collection receptacle or mail back program would be preempted by the Drug Take Back regulations.

51 NSAC'S VISION The United States attains a circular economy

52 Taking the Show on the Road!

53 CA Priorities Expansion of Refuel Your Fun! Pass Carpet Clean-Up: AB 1158 (Chu & Stone) Pass LA County meds/sharps ordinance Statewide solution for meds/sharps

54 County of Los Angeles Meds & Sharps??? Directed staff to initiate the ordinance stakeholder process. Adopted 4-0 with one Supervisor abstaining on 8/11/2015. Staff presented ordinance to Board in February Delayed 5th time to June 14 th ; again to Nov. 1st, and again until?????

55 Drivers for Packaging Policy: Water pollution CA Ocean Protection Council Resolution 4/24/09

56 Collect data on packaging: Czech Rep: Performance Recovery overall Recycling overall Glass recycling

57 Spain: Performance Recovery overall Recycling overall Glass recycling Metal recycling Paper recycling Plastic recycling

58 Ireland: Performance Recovery overall Recycling overall Glass recycling Metal recycling Paper recycling Plastic recycling

59 April 2015 Edition Marc J. Rogoff, Ph.D.

60 NBC Nightly News 6/18/17 "We'd ask that the companies who are mail-order companies work on reducing their packaging waste [through] reduced packaging, or reusable packaging.' - Heidi Sanborn

61 Mission Aligned Army To Do List: Get poli=cal! Show up at town halls, write, a]end fundraisers, make sure they know you by name! Pass local resolu=ons and ordinances! Preach to a new choir and bring new people into this business COLLABORATE AND SUPPORT EACH OTHER Help make this issue a higher priority in media Reframe issues: Instead of products focus on industry groups - straws or EPS but fast food industry or not meds collec=on but the opioid epidemic Pass an EPR/zero waste resolu=on Support RFYF, DRTF and other campaigns copyright Ac=vate! California Invest Product in groups Stewardship that Council, that are 2017 effec=ve.

62 CPSC Board/Organization Executive Committee Doug Kobold, Chair Sacramento County Gretchen Olsen, Vice-Chair Stockton Lynn France, Secretary, Chula Vista Kristina Miller, Treasurer City of Corning

63 CPSC Partners (11/17/16) Pla/num Partners Edgar Ins=tute Recology Gold Partners California Refuse Recycling Council California Resource Recovery Associa=on Green Ci=es California Waste Connec=ons, Inc.

64 CPSC Partners (11/17/16) Silver Partners CalRecycle* Carton Council Kamps Propane Product Care Associa=on Bronze Partners Ecology Ac=on Los Angeles Fiber Peninsula Packaging Company, LLC Poten=al Industries Inc. Zanker Recycling * CalRecycle has not signed the CPSC Pledge, since this would be inappropriate for a State agency, but is a partner and financial supporter of CPSC.

65 Come Tonight! Thank Industry Leaders! Golden Arrow: Labcon Green Arrow: recup Bow & Arrow: Planet A- 1 Carpet Recycling Infinity Arrow: Walgreens

66 Join us on the Paradise Terrace to Celebrate Our 10 th Anniversary and all the Award Winners!

67 EPR is a marathon, not a sprint

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69 Together, Our Light is a Beacon of Hope

70 Connect with CPSC! We are stronger together. Heidi Sanborn Execu/ve Director Follow and Share!