Extended producer responsibility

In the past, product-related standards in the European waste law were rare. This changed with the triumphal success of everyday electronic gadgets and the associated increase in e-scrap. The EC Directive 2002/96/EC - better known as the WEEE directive - aimed to combat the increasing amount of e-waste from electrical and electronic devices [8]. Goal is the avoidance, reduction, and environment-friendly disposal of increasing amounts of electronic waste through extended producer responsibility. This goal has been hindered by a number of pollutants that are included in the devices (RISKCYCLE). 

Keywords E-waste, Extended producer responsibility, Informal waste processing, Recycling, Take-back... 

Manomaivibool P (2009) Extended producer responsibility in a non-OECD context the management of waste electrical and electronic equipment in India. Resour Conserv Recycl 53(3) 136-144... 

The definition starts by pointing out the service-oriented character of the ChL business model. This is linked to the innovative shift in payment basis from product based payments to payments based on functional units. The extended producer responsibility referred to in the definition results from the ownership of the chemical not being transferred from the supplier to its customer. Remaining the owner of the chemical, the supplier is responsible for... 

Addressing the final stage of the lifecycle of a product, extended producer responsibility and the Commission s Prevention and Recycling of Waste Strategy [241] place demands on companies and local authorities to take-back certain products42. This may be especially important to ensure the correct disposal of used consumer... 

Supply chain Develop extended producer responsibility as a regulatory tool Develop methods to standardise and promote best practice... 

A third interim target calls for the phase-out of chemicals that interfere with recycling articles. Attaining the target requires a system for identifying these chemicals. Under existing EU legislation, this falls within the scope of Extended Producer Responsibility. 

B. K. Fishbein, J. R. Ehrenfeld and J. E. Young, Extended Producer Responsibility A Materials Policy for the 21st Century, INFORM, New York, 2000. 

C. Hanisch, Is Extended Producer Responsibility Effective Environmental Science and Technology, 34(7), 170A-175A (2000). 

OECD, The State of Play on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Opportunities and Challenges, June (2014), http //www.oecd.org/environmenVwaste/Global%20Eorum%20Tokyo%20Issues%20 Paper%2030-5-2014.pdf, accessed 1 03/14... 

Silveira GTR, Chang S-Y (2011) Fluorescent lamp recycling initiatives in the United States and a recycling proposal based on extended producer responsibility and product stewardship concepts. Waste Manage Res 29(6) 656-668... 

Doppelt, B., and Nelson, H. Extended Producer Responsibility and Product Take-Back Applications for the Pacific Northwest. The Center for Watershed and Community Health, Portland Portland State University, March 2001. 

Integrated and Environmental Management Systems (ie. ISO 14000, EM AS, EFQM), Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), Product Development Process (PDP), etc. 

Many countries have applied the concept of extended producer responsibility (EPR) to disposal of materials, including plastics. Under this philosophy, the manufacturer of a product (including packaging) is responsible for the ultimate recycling and/or disposal of that product. Government sets recycling requirements but leaves it to industry to formulate and manage the systems required to meet those requirements. 

White, L., Extended Producer Responsibility Container Deposit Legislation Report, Zero Waste New Zealand Trust, Auckland, New Zealand, Sept. 2002, http //www.zerowaste.co.nz/as-sets/Reports/Beveragecontaina-s.pdf. 

Enviromnent Canada, Extended Producer Responsibility Stewardship, http //www.ec.gc.ca/ epr/inventory/en/index.cfm. 

Extended Producer Responsibility is a concept that takes in the lifetime of a product beyond its initial manufacture. It encourages producers to consider the potential environmental impact caused by their products and promotes Design for Recycling (as introduced in Chapter 9) at the earliest stage of component design. This is a very important and essential concept in dealing with the problems of plastic waste. It provides a very powerful incentive for manufacturing to become environmentally responsible in the future. 

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