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<DIV STYLE="FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Jennifer Sweatt [mailto:jennifer@productstewardship.us] <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 18, 2011 1:38 PM<br><b>To:</b> Jennifer Sweatt<br><b>Subject:</b> Announcing: PSI's Spring/Summer Networking Webinar Series<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><br> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div align=center><table border=0 cellpadding=0 class=MsoNormalTable id=VWPLINK style='width:446.25pt;margin-left:.5in;background:white' width=595><tr><td style='width:99.32%;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt' width="99%"><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Having trouble viewing this email? <a href="http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=yeo7t5cab&v=0019vIjpnfVUZ88p-0rq8T7GerZd8pUMR1nOxWReWZP9juQqkzmd36Ndb_jj7OvdUOJWP8MdHNfI5uhg0OLt4q5LcKpKUq_WmHw1fvADDNt93zda2snbIJm-Y6F4F-dZy_b" target="_blank">Click here </a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div><p align=center class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 class=MsoNormalTable id="content_LETTER.BLOCK1" style='width:100.0%;margin-left:.5in;background:#003366' width="100%"><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 class=MsoNormalTable style='width:6.25in' width=600><tr><td style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' width="100%"><table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 class=MsoNormalTable style='width:100.0%' width="100%"><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' valign=bottom><p align=center class=MsoNormal style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=yeo7t5cab&et=1105188091613&s=3435&e=001cZAcgDHyZmlroNi5X62mBaBgzPvbnAungR0uRk-cOY123aCqaP79Z67J_XSebzMAPVMJykMH9JvFoZ6p9SmKCJf1Wgljr6aFMuw2DJzmNo-YfvO746CI_qBzMGscS7ZK" target="_blank"><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'><img alt="Image removed by sender. 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Since that time, state and local governments have established permanent collection sites, one-day events, and a myriad of other collection opportunities to safely manage their residents' paint, pesticides, batteries, mercury products, and other hazardous products. <br><br>Over the past ten years, a growing number of voluntary industry-funded programs, as well as those operated under extended producer responsibility (EPR) laws, have created a myriad of disparate collection alternatives, many of which are not fully integrated with the extensive network of publicly-funded HHW programs. If these systems are not coordinated, we risk having inconvenient industry-funded systems that require consumers to drop off different products in different locations, or publicly-funded systems that provide consumer convenience but have insufficient capacity to keep up with the quantity, complexity, and expense of our growing waste stream. HHW collection sites provide an established network of trained professionals capable of collecting a diverse array of hazardous household products. But the challenge we face is how to fund these programs to provide adequate service. In this webinar, speakers will reflect on how the EPR movement has changed the way that HHW is collected and financed in the U.S., how the roles for local and state government officials and other stakeholders have evolved, and what we need to do to develop a more fully integrated system. We will also learn about how multiple HHW products are collected together under EPR systems in Canada, and whether such a system could work in the U.S.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><a name=LETTER.BLOCK6><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></a></p><table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 class=MsoNormalTable id="content_LETTER.BLOCK6" style='width:100.0%;background:#D9D9D9' width="100%"><tr><td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=yeo7t5cab&et=1105188091613&s=3435&e=001cZAcgDHyZml7botaC9dTSYLQd6B6QNFVbqueEpkqqSsC0L7RQmgRHWEypPnWmV8OXPGXGFhp00RaHZoKu1d4n5QMGwYm3j65x_YxCwmmEqU9y8m8Pz5yhLRxMmaRO30uJUrDVyhpkLr8dJYdJMBYZlLEFF6IdEtpcABZyQdRPJgj9wpPeeO9CA==" target="_blank">Lessons Learned from U.S. Electronics Recycling Laws: Designing New and Better Systems </a></span></b><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Wednesday, May 11, 2:00-3:30 PM EST / 11:00 AM-12:30 PM PST</span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style='margin-left:22.5pt'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>· Garth Hickle, (MN Pollution Control Agency)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style='margin-left:22.5pt'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>· Carole Cifrino, (ME Department of Environmental Protection) <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style='margin-left:22.5pt'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>· Tom Metzner, (CT Department of Environmental Protection)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style='margin-left:22.5pt'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>· Kathy Kiwala, (OR Department of Environmental Quality) <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style='margin-left:22.5pt'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>· Cathy Jamieson, (VT Department of Environmental Conservation)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style='margin-left:22.5pt'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>· Sarah Murray, (WI Department of Natural Resources) <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style='margin-left:22.5pt'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>· Dana Lawson, (NJ Department of Environmental Protection) </span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_s1027" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Image removed by sender. 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They reason that consumers should not have to pay added costs for products if there is no corresponding reduction of taxes. This was the argument that Tim Pawlenty, former Minnesota governor, used to twice veto paint EPR legislation that overwhelmingly passed the state legislature, citing the concern that residents would pay twice - once for the fee on each can of paint and a second time because they are already paying for paint collection through municipally-run household hazardous waste programs. Others see this argument as missing the point of EPR systems, since added costs paid by consumers go toward more convenient collection services and higher performing systems that remove more products from the waste stream and protect the environment. These EPR advocates see the added consumer cost, whether it is noted on the customer's receipt or not, as an investment in greater environmental protection, along with green jobs. They also view EPR programs as lowering the overall system cost and shifting toward a smaller government role in waste management. Further complicating the issue is whether the fees are visible to the consumer or invisible. Some Canadian provinces, such as Québec, require fees to be invisible, so that producer costs are internalized to more closely reflect the true cost of production. Other provinces, such as British Columbia, allow producers and retailers to determine whether the fee is visible. Visible fees were at the center of consumer controversy and political upheaval in Ontario last year. Although most U.S. EPR laws do not specify that a specific per-product fee be passed along to the consumer, but instead internalize the costs completely, paint laws passed in Oregon and California do include a fee, as does the California carpet law. This webinar will explore the differences between the funding structures employed in EPR and more traditional tax-and-spend systems of environmental management, as well as the public and political perception of such programs. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 class=MsoNormalTable id="content_LETTER.BLOCK16" style='width:100.0%;background:#000204' width="100%"><tr><td style='padding:3.75pt 7.5pt 3.75pt 7.5pt'><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:white'> The webinar "Who Pays for EPR?" is co-sponsored by<br><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=yeo7t5cab&et=1105188091613&s=3435&e=001cZAcgDHyZmmBdPLtp7TCWEJi18msBDpjHfzYEFq6zbtuAFyHlJdLqK3Yy03gRlS1i0aZHQQfKA5I_Vrl_9jM35KINwSeWClTZfYclgWqss5gpuSLLI5kMUbvV9-wAs53lWiuU-5mucs=" target="_blank"><span style='color:#7AA3CC'>Global Product Stewardship Council</span></a><br> <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=yeo7t5cab&et=1105188091613&s=3435&e=001cZAcgDHyZmmBdPLtp7TCWEJi18msBDpjHfzYEFq6zbtuAFyHlJdLqK3Yy03gRlS1i0aZHQQfKA5I_Vrl_9jM35KINwSeWClTZfYclgWqss5gpuSLLI5kMUbvV9-wAs53lWiuU-5mucs=" target="_blank"><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'><img alt="Image removed by sender. 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Examples of green marketing that are particularly confusing to consumers will be discussed, based on the 2007 TerraChoice report, "Seven Sins of Greenwashing." This webinar will clarify what is considered "accurate advertising," as compared to what the public perceives as "greenwashing," and will emphasize the importance of reputable certification programs to ensure that the public can make informed purchasing decisions. Having measureable and verifiable metrics ensures that consumers are not misled and enhances a company's brand image.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 class=MsoNormalTable id="content_LETTER.BLOCK12" style='width:100.0%' width="100%"><tr><td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><div style='border:none;border-bottom:solid #003366 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p align=center class=MsoNormal style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#225C90;letter-spacing:-.75pt'>Register here for Spring 2011 Webinars</span></strong><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#225C90;letter-spacing:-.75pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=yeo7t5cab&et=1105188091613&s=3435&e=001cZAcgDHyZml5jHeKFCXtJaxG_vSo2Pconh7n_VaqaW_oIsRBmntdGF7EGlX1VBY9G8Fx8CBl6Ei7lmble2DOipn4psg7Cm9hFBWXWZvysML9h9xzE7HnxxepuqrqdVYIsOTdGp8yOnnf353H_6-vN3DplFmpmtAd" target="_blank"><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'><img alt="Image removed by sender. 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