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Advisory group reviews extended producer responsibility for plastics and packaging; background paper due to commission
Summary
The MassDEP advisory group on plastics and packaging met to review preliminary findings about extended producer responsibility (EPR), identify data gaps and frame pros and cons. Members agreed a background document will be finalized for the EPR commission by Friday, Oct. 3, ahead of the commission meeting on Oct. 29.
The Massachusetts advisory group on plastics and packaging met online to review preliminary findings about extended producer responsibility for packaging, to identify missing data, and to surface early pros and cons. The group, facilitated by Greener U, said a background document is due Friday, Oct. 3, and will be delivered to the EPR commission before the commission’s meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 29.
The meeting matters because Massachusetts is considering an EPR approach that would shift financial responsibility for recycling packaging from municipal taxpayers to producers, and because the…
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