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RETH INK Op <br />RECYCLING® <br />B. Regional Strategies <br />The SWMCB will: <br />1. Provide product stewardship leadership in the Region by serving as a forum <br />for policy discussions, conducting outreach with public entities, and raising <br />general awareness about the product stewardship /extended producer <br />responsibility model; <br />2. Develop and expand reduction and reuse efforts throughout the Region <br />through programs such as the Reuse Alliance; <br />3. Provide assistance to counties to increase the purchasing of environmentally <br />preferable products through cooperative purchasing contracts; and <br />4. Share knowledge, best practices, and technical expertise regarding <br />environmentally preferable practices among public entities. <br />In partnership with the MPCA, the SWMCB will: <br />5. Develop a statewide policy for product stewardship and support related <br />product stewardship legislation; <br />6. Support the MPCA's new and ongoing efforts to develop and expand <br />reduction and reuse efforts throughout the Region; <br />7. Support MPCA efforts to develop and implement a measurement tool for <br />source reduction and reuse; and <br />8. Expand the available list of environmentally preferable products contained <br />within cooperative purchasing contracts. <br />2011 -2030 Regional Solid Waste Master Plan <br />Approved by the Solid Waste Management Coordinating Board on December 14, 2011 Appendix V Page 34 <br />