Welcome to the
National Extended Producer Responsibility Conference
Web site

On March 6 to 8, 2002, Winnipeg hosted the Second National Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Conference. The conference focused on strengthening the use of product stewardship to improve collection, recycling and waste reduction programs. At the conference, delegates from around the world discussed existing and upcoming approaches to waste minimization.

Reducing Waste through Product Stewardship
The aim of stewardship is to find better methods of diverting or reducing the amount of designated materials from landfill sites and encouraging product producers to consider design-for the-environment changes to manufacturing processes. This is achieved by bringing greater levels of responsibility to the producers and users of the materials and products.

About the EPR Conference Web site
This Web site contains information about the three-day workshop including the conference agenda, attendees, speaker biographers, speeches and links to areas of interest. Feel free to browse this site and learn more about the conference and reducing waste through extended producer responsibility and product stewardship.

Hosted by:	Manitoba Conservation	Environment Canada