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Reducing Resource Extraction and Use: Producer Responsibility for the Circular Economy

Abstract/summary

This paper articulates a new policy approach, focusing on internalizing a greater range of environmental and social costs and introducing targets to measure a reduction in virgin material use, with the primary mechanism for introduction being a new and more expansive type of producer responsibility, which complements the current application of Extended Producer Responsibility, or EPR.

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Author(s)
David Barnes
Jamie Fry
Scott Cassel
Sydney Harris
Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff
Yamini Gupt
Alec McNeil
Kelley Dennings
Prasad Boradkar
Year
2012
Publisher
Zero Waste Scotland
Authors’ organization
Zero Waste Scotland Product Stewardship Institute University of Delhi Christchurch City Council and WasteMINZ Center for Biological Diversity Arizona State University
Number of pages
26
URL
https://cdn.zerowastescotland.org.uk/managed-downloads/mf-es8gnm1w-1697117783d
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