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Extended producer responsibility

About: Extended producer responsibility is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 1120 publications have been published within this topic receiving 26805 citations. The topic is also known as: EPR.


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01 Jan 2009
TL;DR: The present structure of environmental law and policy focuses almost entirely on the activities of manufacturing companies and does not recognize strategies related to pollution prevention and/or cleaner production, such as product life cycle assessment, environmental labeling, environmental management systems, interconnectivity of production process, extended producer responsibility strategy, and environmental certification.
Abstract: Most of today’s environmental policies in Brazil rely on controlling the growth of pollution by “command and control” techniques. During the last two decades, these instruments have been designed to control sources of environmental impacts using industrial zoning, environmental licensing, and emission standards. The present structure of environmental law and policy focuses almost entirely on the activities of manufacturing companies and does not recognize strategies related to pollution prevention and/or cleaner production — such as product life cycle assessment, environmental labeling, environmental management systems, interconnectivity of production process, extended producer responsibility strategy, and environmental certification — as important instruments for auto-regulation. Recognizing that environmental policy must become more focused on “command and covenant” than “command and control”, this article attempts to provide an expanded perspective of environmental policy innovation based on a more holistic approach — Industrial Ecology — as a strategic tool for environmental policy-making process in Brazil.

2 citations

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Carl Dalhammar1
01 Jan 2014
TL;DR: In this article, the European Union's Ecodesign Directive has been used to regulate the energy efficiency of products, but there is now interest in using the Directive to trigger resource efficiency and design for recycling.
Abstract: The underpinning idea of extended producer responsibility rules has been to provide incentives for manufacturers to design products that are easy to recycle. However, current incentives for design for recycling are limited, due to the problems in assigning costs for collection and recycling of individual products to the relevant producers. An alternative way to promote design for recycling, or to increase recycling, is to use mandatory standards for ecodesign, or stipulate that recycled materials must be used in new products. The European Union’s Ecodesign Directive has mainly been used to regulate the energy efficiency of products, but there is now interest in using the Directive to trigger resource efficiency and design for recycling. In this contribution we look at potential ecodesign standards, and discuss how requirements on recycled content could be applied to trigger high quality recycling of plastic waste from electrical and electronic equipment. We further discuss the need to engage several actors throughout product chains, and whether market dynamics should be a decisive factor when deciding on whether mandatory regulation is necessary or not. (Less)

2 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, a review of public policy in relation to solid waste management is presented, which is one of the indicators used to assess the quality of life of a country, according to the United Nations Human Settlements Programme.
Abstract: According to the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, solid waste management is one of the indicators used to assess the quality of life. Many countries have formulated a policy on solid waste management. This is because solid waste management has become very crucial in the development of countries due to the increased pollution through the solid waste. Countries perform well in the solid waste management are seen to be serious in their sustainability efforts. This article reviews public policy in relation to solid waste management. Keywords : Public policy, Solid waste management, sustainability

2 citations

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TL;DR: A market driven solution is proposed to reduce- to reuse and to recycle the product waste that enable the competition in the secondary market to build up the setup of secondary market for recycling services for disposed of the waste.
Abstract: paper proposed wastes recycle management system (including an e-waste) based on the barcode printed on the product. This system emphasize on building up the setup of secondary market to provide the recycling services for disposed of the waste in a formal ways that help to control the environmental issues. After analyzing the culture of Indian market, a market driven solution is proposed to reduce- to reuse and to recycle the product waste that enable the competition in the secondary market. As compare to earlier proposed ERP (Extended Responsibility of producer) system where the recycling responsibility has kept only on the shoulder of the producer, where as in proposed system the responsibility has been distributed among all the entities who plays an different ROLE's (like distributor-wholesaler (dealer)-retailer) in the product life cycle of that product. This system monitors the product waste until it has been finally recycled by the recycle firm and keeps the record of disposed waste. These records can be act as a references which provides the definite real data on "How much actual waste is generated and how much of it has been recycled in India" for the different research and government agencies.

2 citations

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TL;DR: In this article , the authors identify existing practices and challenges in Nigeria and co-create actionable solutions towards a sustainable, circular and fairness-driven UEEE and e-waste value chain.
Abstract: Used European electric and electronic equipment (UEEE) has multiple use cycles in various countries, including Nigeria. Although the EU-Nigeria e-waste trade is illegal under EU and Nigerian law, previous research shows that some imported equipment is only fit for disposal. Imported UEEE has a short lifespan. Such European e-waste exports imported to Nigeria have sustainability and circularity implications for both places and raise questions about justice and equity. Using a transdisciplinary approach, we identify existing practices and challenges in Nigeria and co-create actionable solutions towards a sustainable, circular and fairness-driven UEEE and e-waste value chain. We find current extended producer responsibility (EPR) does not focus on the entire global value chain, is linear, and lacks transparency, accountability, and consideration for spatial equity. To overcome these shortcomings, we propose ultimate producer responsibility (UPR). UPR aids sustainability and circularity transition while paying attention to justice and equity. The research adds global and social dimensions to the European circular economy (CE), otherwise primarily focused on national material cycles.

2 citations


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No. of papers in the topic in previous years
YearPapers
202335
202266
202172
202074
201964
201856