This short paper identifies and discusses some of the issues that need to be considered when designing a Producer Responsibility policy. It is based largely on UK experience in implementing a Producer Responsibility policy in a number of sectors - through voluntary action in the vehicles, tyres, batteries, newspapers and electrical and electronic equipment sectors, and through legislation in the packaging sector. The paper focuses on the choices to be made when building a legislative framework, although much of the analysis is also relevant to voluntary Producer Responsibility initiatives. The paper does not seek to compare the advantages and disadvantages of a Producer Responsibility policy with other policy options.