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Thirty-two states currently have passed over 70 product stewardship laws on 9 product categories, including electronics, paint, carpet, and mercury-containing products. More than 30 European countries and four Canadian provinces have laws on packaging stewardship, a hot topic in the U.S.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In this program, Chaz Miller of NSWMA and Scott Cassel of the Product Stewardship Institute will discuss the results of current laws and their impact on the recycling industry, as well as recently released policies on product stewardship by each organization.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>The session will include time for Q&A. The FREE Webinar is being presented by EIA's FILA for NSWMA and WASTEC members.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109352152488&s=812&e=001Yl9w1qtAbmwpNgoh06zWiLXrWEIKWqQO8U32WvEEysLvDrBlHDkXTvoSbAkNvrWtWmXxIlgW9VfAqJGm3VuqgH6FqkEYG2OgRVNfefYcl159Wgd9l94-03ZQWkCW2QMTEAD2NI9XQKLFXgxG4m_2LzzsbM7uHL6K" target="_blank">REGISTER NOW</a></span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width=300 valign=top style='width:225.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td><td width=300 valign=top style='width:225.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#FCFFF5;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=bottom style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:.25in;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#91AA9D'>_________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK9"><tr><td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#3E606F'>Please contact </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#3E606F'> <b>Erin Linsky Graeber, PSI with any questions: <o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#3E606F'><a href="mailto:jennifer@productstewardship.us" target="_blank">erin@productstewardship.us</a> (617) 236-4866<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK10"><tr><td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#3E606F'>Product Stewardship Institute</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#3E606F'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#3E606F'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109352152488&s=812&e=001Yl9w1qtAbmwrdk48Ygdd5tMlSqDgWVQKor2y9is4iD6OBzmGh2w7GAhuhJf-5ZkUvMiGdpFUjhfUlv7JpG68P1FpMYK8r0iKx5-BTrkzIbqIFyHPJROqb_U7A6sm_2jX" target="_blank">www.productstewardship.us</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#3E606F'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000099'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000099'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy'>Deborah L. DeBiasi</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy'><br></span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy'>Email: Deborah.DeBiasi@deq.virginia.gov</span></b><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red'><br></span></i></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy'>WEB site address: <a href="http://www.deq.virginia.gov/">www.deq.virginia.gov</a></span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy'>Virginia Department of Environmental Quality</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy'>Office of Water Permit and Compliance Assistance Programs</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy'>Industrial Pretreatment/Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) Program</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy'>PPCPs, EDCs, and Microconstituents</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy'> <br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy'><a href="http://www.deq.virginia.gov/vpdes/microconstituents.html">www.deq.virginia.gov/vpdes/microconstituents.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red'>4th National DEA Drug Collection 04/28/12, 10-2 pm</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000099'> <br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red'>Go to </span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000099'><a href="www.dea.gov"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>www.dea.gov</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red'> for site locations</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy'>Mail: P.O. Box 1105, Richmond, VA 23218</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy'>Location: 629 E. Main Street, Richmond, VA 23219</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:navy'>PH: 804-698-4028 FAX: 804-698-4032</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000099'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>