Packaging EPR programs improve packaging design and reduce the costs of recovering materials due to higher system efficiency. However, there is a lack of understanding among U.S. stakeholders as to exactly how EPR systems influence packaging design, as well as how shifting financial responsibility to producers can impact the cost of consumer goods.

In this fourth part of the Product Stewardship Institute (PSI) packaging webinar series, hear experts from Environmental Packaging International, Canadian Stewardship Services Alliance, and Eco-Emballages, the French packaging stewardship organization explain how stewardship fees for packaging are structured within in international extended producer responsibility (EPR) programs, and how these fees impact both packaging material choices and average product costs.