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T1 Policy Instruments on Product Lifetime Extension (PLE): Relevant Policies that Countries Have in Place, or Aspire to, for Addressing Product Lifetime Extension
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
A1 Akatu Institute, 
A2 Gimenes, Fernanda
A2 Heuer, Nils
A2 Catusse, Laetitia Montero
A2 Carneiro, Beatriz Martins
A2 Mattar, Helio
A2 Kuroki, Larissa
A2 Iwasaka, Fernanda
K1 product evaluation
K1 production
K1 sustainable consumption
K1 circular economy
K1 recycling
K1 life cycle
K1 manufacturing
K1 maintenance and repair
YR 2021
FD 2021-11
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/37441
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/37441
NO This project led by UNEP in collaboration with Akatu Institute is developed under the umbrella of the Product Lifetime Extension Working Group of the One Planet Consumer Information Programme (CI-SCP). Activities under the project aim at providing a mapping of product lifetime extension policy instruments around the world. While it aims at providing an overview of diverse policies and regulatory approaches for product lifetime extension across the globe, it does not aim to be a complete and exhaustive mapping of all policies that have been discussed or implemented on the topic around the world. Still, the current review may provide a useful illustration of the main instruments and initiatives through which some countries have promoted the topic of product lifetime extension. This mapping focuses exclusively on policies and regulatory measures that aim to extend product lifetimes by designing more durable products, by extending their desirability or their use through maintenance, upgrades and repurpose, and by recovering broken products through repair, refurbishment or remanufacturing. At present this mapping does not include policies that focus on extended or shared responsibility by producers during the life cycle of products because such policies do not always have an explicit component of product lifetime extension (although often may encompass the development/design phase during which PLE aspects may be addressed).
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 16, 2026