{"product_id":"perspectives-on-product-stewardship-scott-cassel-9781641433174","title":"Perspectives on Product Stewardship","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe massive increase in consumer product waste, its toxicity, and the complexity of materials have created an unbearable financial and management burden for municipal officials--it has become untenable. We have outgrown the era of municipalities being solely responsible for recycling. A paradigm shift is needed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe concepts of Extended Producer Responsibility and Product Stewardship play a significant role in bringing our consumption of natural resources and emission of greenhouse gases back into balance with the earth's ability to absorb these impacts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerspectives on Product Stewardship provides an overview on managing products throughout their life cycles in order to conserve resources, decrease environmental impact, and share the burden of responsibility. It gives the reader a broad understanding of the origins and evolution of the rapidly expanding field of product stewardship and extended producer responsibility, while providing exemplary and precautionary case studies--on paint, batteries, and packaging. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInformative and timely, this reference will be useful to anyone engaged in, or embarking on, efforts to reduce impacts from consumer products: producers, retailers, waste management professionals, recyclers, governments, environmental advocates, students, and the public. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Scott Cassel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1641433175\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781641433174\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bernan Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 428\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.87d","brand":"Scott Cassel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44073096872191,"sku":"9781641433174","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4b470a5a-7765-4347-91a8-87b288feac6d.jpg?v=1685445793","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/perspectives-on-product-stewardship-scott-cassel-9781641433174","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}