A cutting‑edge experiment in recycling policy is now unfolding in multiple states across the country: Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Laws. EPR laws are designed to shift the cost of recycling ...
What is Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)? Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is an environmental policy enacted by several states, which extends a manufacturer’s responsibility for its ...
Extended producer responsibility (EPR) refers to a policy approach where producers are given responsibility (financial and/or physical) for the environmental impacts of their products throughout the ...
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In recent years efforts have increased to have manufacture play a bigger role in boosting recycling numbers and reduce landfill waste. Pressing Matters Stefanie Mills sits down with Kerrin O’Brien ...
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) compliance deadlines have arrived in the U.S., with additional deadlines quickly approaching, particularly for Oregon and Colorado, for “producers” of certain ...
The U.S. Plastics Pact (USPP) today released its first-ever policy position paper on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), offering a clear, consensus-built framework to guide policymakers as states ...
Plastic waste has become one of the most urgent environmental challenges of the 21st century. From overflowing landfills to microplastics found in the deepest parts of the ocean, the world’s ...
I have recently heard of extended producer responsibility in the world of recycling. What exactly does this mean? For the state of Colorado, extended producer responsibility is happening thanks to ...
Joe McGuire's commentary, "There are better ways to reduce plastic packaging waste," Feb. 22, unfortunately plays into myths about extended producer responsibility for packaging waste, making an ...
The column, "There are better ways to reduce plastic packaging waste," Feb. 22, makes clear that an extended producer responsibility policy in New York is more likely to create higher costs for ...
Joseph Doherty, CEO of Re-Gen, on the impacts on packaging EPR for small and medium sized businesses. OPINION: In April 2025 the Labour government introduced the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) ...