"It doesn't make environmental or economic sense to actually return each manufacturer's products to them or process them separately. Because of this, individual manufacturers have no incentive to make their products more easily or efficiently recycled. In fact, many of the innovations that any one manufacturer might make to improve recyclability (use of unique materials, novel connectors, disassembly methods, etc.) have the potential to actually reduce the overall recyclability of the common waste stream. Innovation by individual manufacturers has not and will not improve product recyclability. Collective collection and recycling argues for common product DfEOL standards."

Meta-Actor: Government

Source Document: https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-111hhrg47543/pdf/CHRG-111hhrg47543.pdf

Date: February 11, 2009