When introducing an Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) system, practitioners in many countries will come across different alternative approaches for organising and financing waste management, as a basis for a circular economy. While some approaches complement the development of an EPR system, others may hinder it. Therefore, this factsheet gives an overview of a selection of different approaches for organising and financing waste management, including the following: Mandatory EPR, “cash for trash”, municipal waste fees, plastic credits, CO2 taxes. The overarching aim is a functioning circular economy for the packaging waste stream, against which all approaches are evaluated. Since EPR is widely understood as the most encompassing and therefore preferred approach, compatibility of the other presented approaches with EPR schemes will furthermore be discussed.