Description: Illinois Product Stewardship Council ILPSC Mission The mission of the ILPSC is to shift the product waste management system in Illinois from one focused on government-funded and ratepayer-financed waste diversion to one that relies on producer responsibility in order to reduce public costs, increase opportunities for waste minimization and resource recovery, raise recycling rates, and…
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An extended producer responsibility for packaging and paper products would require brand owners ("producers") to pay for and manage a statewide recycling system for packaging and paper products - including cardboard, plastic, metal, paper, and other common recyclables. The producers would form an independent nonprofit organization, called a Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO), to coordinate, fund and manage a statewide recycling system and create one consistent statewide list of what can be recycled
Diverting waste from landfills to be recycled and reused is good for the planet. Recycled content products use less resources and have a lower impact on the environment. In some cases, extracting new resources from the Earth can cause significant harm to the environment and human health. Recycling reduces greenhouse gas emissions.