1 after legislation: evaluation for continued improvement in EPR programs 2015 NAHMMA Annual Conference September 16, 2015

who is psi? 2

some of our partners and advisory council members: 3

why evaluate EPR programs? 4

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how do you define “success?” 6

some of the challenges 7 Light weighting & Decreasing Supply Measurement challenges Measurement & establishing Cause

some of the challenges 8 Light weighting & Decreasing Supply Measurement challenges Measurement & establishing Cause establishing an accurate baseline

material recovered + how it was used collection convenience/number of sites program revenue + costs educational materials + awareness stewardship program annual reports 9

10 case study #1 paint stewardship program

paint collection, transportation, + processing (includes convenience criteria) collection volumes + disposition methods independent audit + financial summary education + outreach (includes awareness) PaintCare’s annual report 11

how are consumers responding to the assessment? questions to go deeper 12 how much money does the program save local government + how are savings used? how is the program impacting volumes of paint + other products collected by HHW programs? does the program increase foot traffic for retail collection sites? what do HHW program managers, retailers, + customers think of the program, and what are their recommendations?

psi + paintcare’s response oregon paint stewardship program evaluation (2013) 2. paint stewardship: effects on HHW programs (2015) 3. california paint stewardship program evaluation (2015)

research design 14 hhw programs retailers contractors manufacturers CA OR VT CT RI

PaintCare program effects on HHW programs paint & non-paint hhw volume collected 15 Source: Product Stewardship Institute Survey, 2014

california evaluation contractors 16 Source: Product Stewardship Institute Survey, %

california evaluation retail drop-off sites 17 Source: Product Stewardship Institute Survey, 2015

california evaluation retail drop-off sites 18 Source: Product Stewardship Institute Survey, 2015

19 case study #2 ct epr program comparative evaluation

comparative evaluation data sources 20 stewardship programs ct deep ct municipalities recyclers epa other local organizations + consultants

comparative evaluation metrics 21 baseline + program data: recovery, disposal, + recycling rates collection convenience costs program results: financial savings environmental impacts job creation

comparative evaluation: e-waste ct collections 22

comparative evaluation: e-waste collection infrastructure 23

comparative evaluation: e-waste collection infrastructure cont. 24

comparative evaluation: e-waste cross-state comparison 25

comparative evaluation successes + challenges 26

27 what’s next for epr program evaluation?

28 questions?

29 thank you. sydney hausman-cohen associate of policy + programs (617)