Extended Producer Responsibility — a necessary part of the solution to packaging waste and pollution

This position paper makes the case that Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is essential to tackling packaging waste and pollution. It argues that EPR is the only proven mechanism to provide dedicated, ongoing and sufficient funding for the collection, sorting and recycling of packaging. By shifting end‑of‑life costs to producers, EPR enables scalable packaging systems and supports the transition to a circular economy.

Category: publication

Month: June 2021

Publisher: Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF)

Regions: global

Themes: packaging waste, circular economy, economic instruments

Key search terms: extended producer responsibility, packaging waste, producer responsibility financing, circular packaging systems, pollution prevention