Texas Product Stewardship Council

04/13/2021

Check it out. register: https://www.parpounas.net/seminar_form

12/07/2020

New study shows total mass of electronic waste generated by Americans declining since 2015. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jiec.13074

12/04/2020

Consider helping Product Stewardship Institute meet their goal to raise 50K by December 31st.

PSI brings together diverse stakeholders to reduce the health and environmental impacts related to disposal of consumer products and packaging.

06/30/2020

ISWA Master Class: EPR Understanding the Basics - Register:

This webinar is the start of a series of webinars jointly organized by ISWA and EXPRA to explain the concept of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), its various application for various waste str...

06/01/2020

Come and celebrate the life of Kim Mote with us on Wednesday, June 10th, 2020, starting at 5:30 p.m. CST. Kim was an integral part of STAR and the Texas Product Stewardship Council.

Friends and colleagues will gather virtually to share memories, photos, and we'll grab our favorite beverage and raise a final toast to a wonderful person.

If you have a photo(s) of Kim that you want to share with everyone, please send it to Jordan Fengel, STAR ED, at [email protected] by June 9th to be included in the slide show.

RSVP to join us on Wednesday, June 10th, at 5:30 p.m. CST: https://www.recyclingstar.org/event-3860185

10/11/2019

A volunteer with Surfrider Foundation, a non-profit group that picks up trash as part of its mission to protect marine environments, Castellano says va**ng waste is a problem that has become progressively worse over the last six months. In response, groups around the country are beginning to develop

06/28/2019

There's always room for improvement. A great short read on how to be a smarter consumer, recycler, advocate.

If you don’t clean your recycling, it can harm more than it helps. And that icon with the arrows is virtually meaningless

06/20/2019

With process innovation, product innovation, and business model innovation, companies are embracing the circular economy and moving us away from the era of 'throwaway living'. Great things are happening at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development!

It will take innovation in three places: processes, products and business models.

06/17/2019

They navigate our narrow alleys and crowded streets daily, picking up all that we toss to the curb. I don't want to imagine a world without them.
Thank a garbage person this week! Today is Garbage Man Day!

During the week of June 17th, we show appreciation for our Waste and Recycling Workers! Thank You for keeping our communities and environment safe!

06/12/2019

Garbage Man Day is Monday! How are you celebrating garbage men and women in your community?

Keeping You and the Environment Safe The Week of June 17th National Garbage Man Day Initiatives The Week of June 17th is National Garbage Man Day During this special week of celebration for National Garbage Man Day, we join together to thank the women and men who work daily to keep our neighborhoods...

06/12/2019

What a great partnership between big brands and retailers to reduce waste and promote the circular economy! We can't wait until Loop comes to Texas!

Loop will send you name-brand products, like Tide detergent, Crest mouthwash, or Häagen Dazs ice cream. When you’re done, you ship the empty container back, where it gets cleaned and reused for the next customer.

06/11/2019

From financing tools for recycling companies to fix-it clinics...hats off to Austin Recycles for championing the Circular Economy!

Austin’s Zero Waste goal creates exciting expansion opportunities for the local recycling and reuse sector. By working in partnership with these local firms, we believe we can make Central Texas into the most vibrant circular economy in the U.S., where every material can be put to its highest and ...