Leonard Robinson discusses environmental policy in California regarding take back programs, the toxicity of electronic waste, laws, and programs getting established in order to advance the Cal EPA Department of Toxic Substances Control's initiatives. Learn more about Sustainable Business & Design at: http://sustainablelifemedia.com

1. The Next Evolution of
Environmental
Protection in California
Leonard E. Robinson
Cal/EPA, Department of Toxic
Substances Control

2. The California Green Chemistry Initiative
The California Take It Back! Partnership
EnviroStor
DTSC Sting Operations
Other Emerging Issues

3. California Green
Chemistry Initiative

4. California Green
Chemistry Initiative
What is Green Chemistry?
Consideration of public health and
environmental effects of chemicals during
the design of products and processes
Creates a fundamentally new approach to
environmental protection

5. California Green
Chemistry Initiative
What are the 4 challenges?
Moving towards a Cradle to Cradle framework
Stimulating the Green Chemistry challenge
Identifying Toxics in Products by Design
Identifying Toxics in Products by Accident

6. California Take It Back
Partnership

7. California Take It Back
Partnership

8. California Take It Back
Partnership

9. Combining The Message
Energy What a Environmental
Effficiency Bright Idea! Protection

10. Current Model
Transporters
Utilities
Transporters
State &
Chemical
Industry Responsibility Local
Government
Consumers
Manufacturers Wholesalers Retailers

11. The Push-Back
Transporters
Utilities
Transporters
State &
Chemical
Industry Responsibility Local
Government
Consumers
Manufacturers Wholesalers Retailers

12. Product Stewardship
Transporters
Utilities
Transporters
State &
Chemical
Industry Responsibility Local
Government
Consumers
Manufacturers Wholesalers Retailers

13. California Take It Back
Partnership
Free
Local
Convenient
Free

14. California Take It Back
Partnership
WORSHIP
SHOP
PLAY
LIVE
WORK

15. Take It Back Partners

16. Oscar the Grouch
TIB! Spokesmuppet!

17. Not in My Trash CanPaign

18. Oscar the Grouch and the “Not in My Trash CanPaigners”
CanPaigners
Sesame Workshop ®, Sesame Street ® and associated characters trademarks and design elements are owned and licensed by Sesame Workshop. ™/© 2008] Sesame Workshop. All Rights Reserved
Energy Efficiency & Environmental Protection - What a bright idea!
AMSEC LLC

20. What’s In Your Community?

25. From the DTSC web site, click
on the EnviroStor link or go to:
www.envirostor.dtsc.ca.gov

26. DTSC
Sting Operations

29. DTSC
Sting Operations
106 Arrests

30. Other Emerging Issues
Lead in Jewelry
Toxics in Packaging