1. Do you know what is EPR? EPR is the abbreviation of Extended Producer Responsibility, the regulations that enforce producers to be responsible for their products through all stages of the life cycle. In Austria, producers and importers of certain product categories, including Waste Electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), batteries, packaging, and single-use plastics have …
1. What is Extended Producer Responsibility? As consumer consumption continues to grow across the modern world, the issue of ever-increasing waste has become an increasing concern. Many countries have implemented schemes collectively known as Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), with the aim of requiring producers to take responsible for the entire life-cycle of their products. In …
1. What is EPR and who is considered a producer? Extended Producer Responsibility (“EPR”) is a policy approach under which producers accept significant responsibility – financial and/or physical – for the treatment or disposal of post-consumer products. Assigning such responsibility could provide incentives to prevent wastes at the source, promote product design for the environment …
Extended producer responsibility is coming into effect on the Amazon marketplace in 2022. This means that all “producers” and sellers will have to follow restrictions and rules to continue selling on the marketplace. What is a “producer”? Your business is classified as a producer if you manufacture, import, or sell any product subject to EPR …
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It is estimated that by 2030, 2 million metric tonnes of used batteries will be produced across the world annually. In the digital age, our use of batteries is only increasing, and governments are actively investing in this growing industry. The main reason behind this is the pledge to move from diesel and petrol vehicles …
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Across Europe, many countries now require manufacturers and distributors of packaging to register their business and report on the packaging they release into the market. This is particularly true in Germany which was one of the first countries to set up EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) for packaging. It does not matter if your business is …
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New Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) guidance is set to change how electronic manufacturers, distributors, and sellers operate in France. To comply with French law, businesses that deal with electrical equipment such as fridges, mobile phones, and computers must now take back their waste from electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) on a 1:1 basis. This means …
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EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) is not a new phenomenon. It has been promoted by individuals and organisations aware of the issues surrounding excess waste since the 1990s. Back then there were just 30 EPR schemes in place around the world, a number dwarfed by the 400 schemes of today. Bringing EPR to the forefront of …
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Within the EU, Germany has been mindful and proactive in the approach to disposable product packaging. Beginning in 1991 with the introduction of the first “packaging ordinance”, this legal framework was the first implementation of EPR as we know it today. This first iteration of Extended Producer Responsibility passed responsibility & costs of packaging disposal …
In an effort to reduce the impact of packaging waste on the environment, Spain has published a draft of their proposed packaging regulations. In a similar fashion to France & Germany, Spain is proposing a very strict regime of packaging reduction and recyclability targets. Under the “Royal Decree of packaging and packaging waste”, the definition …
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