Essays about: "Extended Producer Responsibility"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 35 essays containing the words Extended Producer Responsibility.

1. 11. Pay per screen: developing Result-oriented PSS in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises : A case study at a mercury recycling equipment manufacturer

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för maskinteknik; Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

   Author : Prosha Maaruf; Anab Mohamed Abdi; [2017]
   Keywords : Product-Service system; Small and Medium-sized Enterprise; Net Present Value; Business Process Modeling Notation; PSS development; PSS; SME; NPV; BPMN; Produkttjänstesystem; Små och medelstora företag; Nuvärdesanalys; Notering av affärsprocessmodellering; PSS-utveckling;

   Abstract : Today’s companies are struggling with the competitive environment driven by resource scarcity, technical progress and market demand for increased value and flexibility. For these reasons companies are shifting their focus from selling products to selling need fulfillment. READ MORE

3. 12. Waste Management System Assessment in the North of Argentina

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Maria Eugenia Quiroga Ekman; [2017]
   Keywords : Integrated waste management; solid waste; methodology; waste management; waste treatment; landfill; organic waste; biogas;

   Abstract : During the last decades, solid waste management has been going through a lot of changes regarding, regulation and applications of models and systems. New practices to solve environmental problems have been approached in different scenarios, situations and in different countries. READ MORE

4. 13. Meeting E-Waste Targets in Italy: an evaluation of the national WEEE management system

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Marta Pellegrino; [2016]
   Keywords : Extended Producer Responsibility; E-waste; WEEE Directive; Italy; WEEE management system; policy evaluation; intervention theory; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : As volumes of e-waste (WEEE) are increasing worldwide, the environmental and health impacts caused by this waste stream are leading to rising concern over how it is managed and disposed of. In the European Union this has been addressed by the WEEE Directive, a policy requiring all Member States to have a system for managing e-waste. READ MORE

5. 14. EPR as a mechanism for integrating the informal sector: An evaluation of post-consumer PET waste management in South Africa

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Joyce Ojino; [2016]
   Keywords : Extended Producer Responsibility; informal sector; integration; inclusion; waste management; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis evaluates the performance of an EPR programme for post-consumer PET waste management by PET recycling company (PETCO) in South Africa. It analyses waste management policies of South Africa that are relevant to EPR. Using a set of evaluative tools, the thesis reveals areas for improvement in the EPR scheme. READ MORE

6. 15. Municipal solid waste in a circular economy perspective : a case study of Lusaka City in Zambia

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Danny Chibinda; [2016]
   Keywords : circular economy; extended producer responsibility; municipal solid waste; stakeholder engagement;

   Abstract : Lusaka City, the capital of Zambia, has not been spared from the pervasive problem of managing municipal solid waste. Taking product life cycle approaches in the production and consumption of resources has been advanced as a panacea to closing resource loops through circular economic production systems in order to reduce the concept of waste. READ MORE