Waste Management CEO Jim Fish projects extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging could be coming in the United States. “I would suspect California will, and maybe in fairly short order, adopt something along those lines,” he said at a National Geographic event on Wednesday. “And it may be similar to what the Europeans have adopted.” In response to a moderator question about the value of EPR in reducing plastic waste, Fish stopped short of taking a specific stance. Instead, he noted “the devil is always in the details” and later went on to say that such nuances “will be the ultimate decider as to whether it plays an important role or not.” Milliken & Company CEO Halsey Cook went slightly further, saying EPR “has a role” and citing the success of state container deposit programs for materials such as aluminum. Jacob Duer, CEO of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste, said his group’s 47 member companies have varying views and called for more government incentives.!
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