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PSI Fluorescent Lighting National Dialogue Meeting
© Product Stewardship Institute, Inc.July 2008
Fluorescent Lighting Product Stewardship Initiative (Day 2)
July 15-16, 2008
Seattle, WA
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PSI Fluorescent Lighting National Dialogue Meeting
© Product Stewardship Institute, Inc.July 2008
Overview of Day 1• Presentation emphasis• State and local updates• Overcoming obstacles to retailer collection• Paint infrastructure/application to lamps• Financing: – Eco-fee (WEEE) – visible fee to consumer– Utility financing– Producer financed (internalized)
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PSI Fluorescent Lighting National Dialogue Meeting
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Day 2• Bans and enforcement• Pros/cons of 4 financing systems– Utility financing (partial/full)– Eco-fee (visible to consumer)– EPR (internalized/invisible to consumer)– Retailer collects/pays
• Performance metrics
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PSI Fluorescent Lighting National Dialogue Meeting
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Day 2• Set priorities for workgroups• Wrap up & next steps
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PSI Fluorescent Lighting National Dialogue Meeting
© Product Stewardship Institute, Inc.July 2008
Bans & Enforcement• Commercial sector disposal ban (NY)• Comprehensive disposal bans (CA, ME, MA,
MN, NH, VT)• Disposal ban for small and large commercial
sectors• Disposal ban for consumer sector?– Adequate recycling opportunities– Widespread education– Sustainable financing system
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PSI Fluorescent Lighting National Dialogue Meeting
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Bans & EnforcementNext steps:• Evaluate effectiveness of existing bans• Develop model state ban and strategy for passage of
legislation• Develop compliance education/enforcement plan
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PSI Fluorescent Lighting National Dialogue Meeting
© Product Stewardship Institute, Inc.July 2008
Discussion of Financing Options• Pros/cons• Financing for all sectors?• Focus of financing workgroup
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PSI Fluorescent Lighting National Dialogue Meeting
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Performance Metrics
• Different things to measure and ways of measuring them– Convenience – Increase in lamps collected from one year to next– Recycling rate (amount collected/amount available for
collection)• Does this group want to develop a recycling
methodology/rate together? Study?
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PSI Fluorescent Lighting National Dialogue Meeting
© Product Stewardship Institute, Inc.July 2008
“Parking Lot” Issues• Impacts from manufacturing
– Manufacturing practices, locations– Verification of lighting quality and materials used
• Procurement policies– Model procurement policy (MPP)– Promote “preferred” lighting options some other way?
• Public education
• Standards for lamp recycling (e.g., ultimate fate of materials)
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PSI Fluorescent Lighting National Dialogue Meeting
© Product Stewardship Institute, Inc.July 2008
Infrastructure Workgroup: Possible Next Steps
• Conduct an infrastructure study (small commercial and/or consumer?)
• Conduct a study on lamp breakage in transport?
• Survey on overcoming obstacles to retail collection (potential PSI research)
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PSI Fluorescent Lighting National Dialogue Meeting
© Product Stewardship Institute, Inc.July 2008
Bans & Enforcement Workgroup: Possible Next Steps
• Evaluate effectiveness of existing bans• Develop model state ban and strategy for passage
of legislation• Develop compliance education/enforcement plan• Does this group want to develop a recycling
methodology/rate together? Study?
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PSI Fluorescent Lighting National Dialogue Meeting
© Product Stewardship Institute, Inc.July 2008
Financing Workgroup: Possible Next Steps
• Develop a straw proposal
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PSI Fluorescent Lighting National Dialogue Meeting
© Product Stewardship Institute, Inc.July 2008
Workgroup Process• Outcomes
– Present findings/recommendations at Meeting #3
• Participate in conference calls• Develop work plan including:
– Determine major tasks and timelines– Identify staffing and funding requirements– Identify challenges, barriers– Draft agreement language
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Meeting #3• October 29-30, 2008 in Seattle, WA• Missing stakeholders?• Agenda items?
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PSI Fluorescent Lighting National Dialogue Meeting
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Next Steps
• PSI will distribute draft Meeting Summary and brief evaluation form
• PSI will schedule workgroup calls ASAP
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