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Recommendation IND 10: — Support the creation of green jobs and a green economy while emphasizing ways to reduce the use of toxic chemicals and generation of wastes.

One possible way to do this is with product stewardship programs, as illustrated by the number of jobs created with British Columbia’s product stewardship programs. Reducing the use of toxic chemicals in products to facilitate product stewardship eliminates the need to address worker exposure when designing producer-take-back recycling programs.

Milestone IND K: The Governor’s strategy on creating green jobs and a green economy for Washington State includes ways to minimize toxics and wastes.

Links and Resources

• Creating jobs for a Green Economy 
• Product Stewardship in British Columbia  (Exit Ecology)
• Washington State's Office of the Governor: Sustainable Washington  (Exit Ecology)

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