| A collaborative and shared approach to electronics
recycling underpins PSA’s approach. PSA believe’s
the most effective and sustainable e-waste programs will
result from sharing responsibility with appropriate stakeholders
including producers, consumers, government bodies and retailers.
The safe recovery and processing of hazardous substances
is a key driver, as is the need to maximise overall materials
efficiency through effective disassembly and recycling methods.
PSA
is working proactively with State and Federal Governments
through the Environment Protection and Heritage Council,
as well as individual State and Territory agencies to help
to ensure a national uniform approach to how end-of-life
electronics are diverted from landfill.
Advocacy on the issue
of safety net regulation is one of PSA’s top priorities.
The organisation is eager to see the development and enforcement
of regulations and standards
to ensure that all consumer electronics companies fulfil
their environmental and recycling responsibilities in a fair
and equitable way. PSA welcomes the June 2005 EPHC Environment Ministers meeting decision to initiate the development of a National Environment Protection Measure (NEPM) targetting TVs. This announcement further confirms PSA's continuing planning and consultation activities as it developes its phased national collection, education and recycling scheme.
A critical focus for PSA leading up to October 2005, is the preparation of a Product Stewardship Agreement in partnership with Government. The agreement will outline measures and outcomes including proposed collection and recycling targets, stakeholder partnerships, scheme financing, data collection and reporting, communications and information feedback to further enhance Design for Sustainability benefits.
PSA believes that companies have an important
role to play in helping manage and minimise the environmental
impacts
associated with electronic and electrical products. This
is the primary reason why PSA was established.
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