Extended Producer Responsibility

Table of contents :
A Waste Management Strategy That Cuts Waste,creates A Cleaner Environment And Saves Taxpayers Money……Page 1
Table Of Contents……Page 2
Extended Producer Responsibility……Page 3
Low-income People And Other Countries Affected The Most……Page 4
Tvs And Computersexemplify The Need For EPR……Page 5
Hazardous Wastes Are Entering Our Bodies……Page 6
Handling Waste Is Expensive……Page 7
EPR Incorporates The Cost Of Waste Management Into The Product Price……Page 8
How Much Willproducer Takeback Cost The Consumer?……Page 9
Making Producers Responsible Is An Incentive To Improve Product Design……Page 10
Case Study: Electrolux……Page 11
EPR Encompasses Both The Upstream And Downstream Stages Of A Product’s Life Cycle…….Page 12
What To Include In An EPR Program……Page 13
Implementing An EPR Program……Page 16
Promoting Producer Takeback……Page 22
EPR Programs Working Abroad……Page 25
EPR Endnotes……Page 29
Back Cover……Page 32