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Stakeholders urge MassDEP to broaden EPR work to include paint, lithium‑ion batteries and other product categories
Summary
Participants recommended that MassDEP expand its producer responsibility efforts beyond paint to include mattresses, lithium‑ion batteries and mercury products; they also urged the agency to study and adopt models from other states such as Vermont and to clarify the EPR commission’s role.
Stakeholders at a virtual MassDEP meeting on the Household Hazardous Products Action Plan recommended broadening the department’s producer responsibility (EPR) work beyond paint care to include additional categories such as lithium‑ion batteries, mattresses and mercury‑containing devices.
The discussion cited existing programs elsewhere and urged MassDEP to research other state models and clarify the EPR commission’s role in advocating for specific legislative proposals. Commenter Jan Amin said Massachusetts “doesn't have to create the…
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