Over the Counter: EPR Consultant Urges Producers To Start Collecting Packaging Data
Executive Summary
In this episode, HBW chats with Michael Washburn, principal at Washburn Consulting, on how producers of single-use packaging subject to extended producer responsibility laws rolling out in Oregon, Colorado and California next year can tackle the tedious work of collecting data on packaging materials.
Michael Washburn, principal and owner of Washburn Consulting, is a public affairs executive with more than two decades of work on ESG trends, land conservation advocacy, lobbying and campaign strategy. Washburn’s clients include global brands, NGOs, charitable foundations and government. Previously VP of sustainability for Nestle Waters North America, Washburn’s current engagements include advising Circular Action Alliance, the first US-based producer responsibility organization facilitating the work of consumer products producers under extended producer responsibility laws rolling out for product packaging in US states beginning 2025.