Extended Producer Responsibility Episodes

Indiana's circular economy starts before the recycling bin, with buildings designed for deconstruction and manufacturers recovering their materials. Circular Indiana board president Pam Francis, vice president of Schott Design, and board member Ken Miller talk with The Environmental Transformation podcast host Sean Grady about keeping products and materials in use longer. They explain the organization's shift from the Indiana Recycling Coalition, the upfront costs of changing business practi...

Automotive plastic recycling is moving outside the curbside bin as EPR laws push petroleum brands to fund collection systems for used oil and antifreeze containers. David Lawes, CEO of Interchange 360, explains why petroleum packaging needs a separate recovery system and how the organization is building one across the United States. The effort grew from a Canadian model and brings major petroleum producers under a shared compliance structure for petroleum and automotive packaging. Lawes describe...