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What are the financial
benefits of product
stewardship?
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The cyclical system created by product
stewardship creates
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By closing the loop to reuse materials we create
local jobs to collect, sort, refurbish and recycle materials.
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Recycling creates more than 10 times the number of jobs created by disposing of goods
in a landfill Turning old paint..
Into new paint
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Greening the way we do business can create opportunities for business innovation
• the sustainable packaging industry is set to
become a $143 billion dollar industry by 2015 (globally)
• the electronics recycling industry was over $1.5 billion dollar industry in the U.S. 2005 and is growing rapidly
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Why are we concerned about government saving money?
Nebraska spent an estimated $2 million tax dollars last year managing household hazardous waste
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We spent an estimated
$850,000 on collection
events and permanent
facilities during the
year just in 11
Nebraska communities
…but the total state-wide costs are estimated to reach $2 million!
In Nebraska in 2009, we collected approximately 1.2 million pounds of HHW
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EPR shifts the costs and responsibility off
government and taxpayers.
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Potential Financial Benefits for Nebraska
Electronics $3.7 millionPaint $3.5 millionPesticides $2.2 millionBatteries (primary) $1.4 millionBatteries (secondary) $428,000Medical sharps (home) $1.1 millionFluorescent lamps (household) $500,000Phone books $232,000Thermostats (mercury) $267,000
Total Maximum Benefits for Nebraska $13.5 million/yr9
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Safely Collecting these goods,
• Keep toxics out of our environment
• Recover materials
which can reduce the need for new virgin materials