Topic Sheet: Extended Producer Responsibility

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.organizationIndustry and Economy Division
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-20T21:41:00Z
dc.date.available2023-04-20T21:41:00Z
dc.date.issued2023-05
dc.descriptionExtended producer responsibility (EPR) schemes have been applied to many sectors and products; for plastics, they refer to schemes where industry players who place packaging or other plastics in the market pay a fee that is used to collect, sort and recycle the materials. EPR schemes are considered one of the proven pathways to provide the required funding for collecting and processing of plastic packaging after use at scale; they are a practical implementation of the ‘Polluter Pays Principle’. The widespread adoption of EPR across the entire plastics economy is one of the highest policy priorities for achieving circularity targets. At present, EPR schemes are predominantly used for collection and recycling: their expansion to broader goals including re-design towards reduction and reuse should be encouraged.en
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dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/42235
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number5 p.
dc.relation.ispartofTurning off the Tap: How the World can End Plastic Pollution and Create a Circular Economy
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectcircular economy
dc.subjectrecycling
dc.subjectproducer liability
dc.subject.sdgSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-Being
dc.subject.sdgSDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
dc.subject.themechemistry
dc.subject.themechemical pollution
dc.subject.themeeconomics
dc.subject.themefinance
dc.titleTopic Sheet: Extended Producer Responsibilityen
dc.typeCommunication or other resource

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