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Comparing Life-Cycle Impacts of Solid Waste Management Strategies
Citation:
Thorneloe, S. Comparing Life-Cycle Impacts of Solid Waste Management Strategies. PSI Webinar, NA, June 05, 2013.
Impact/Purpose:
This presentation is an introduction for a live demonstration of EPA's Decision Support Tool to identify more sustainable options for materials and discards management.
Description:
The presentation is for a webinar by the Prodct Stewardship Institute (PSI)which is a national non-profit membership-based organization located in Boston, Massachusetts. PSI works with state and local government agencies to partner with manufacturers, retailers, environmental groups, federal agencies, and other key stakeholders to reduce the health and environmental impacts of consumer products. PSI takes a unique product stewardship approach to solving waste management problems by encouraging product design changes and mediating stakeholder dialogues. Product Stewardship is the act of minimizing health, safety, environmental and social impacts, and maximizing economic benefits of a product and its packaging throughout all lifecycle stages. The producer of the product has the greatest ability to minimize adverse impacts, but other stakeholders, such as suppliers, retailers, and consumers, also play a role. The DST is a tool that can be used to evaluate the three pillars of sustainability (environment, economics, and society) through seeing the world as a collection of interconnected systems.