Essays about: "Extended Producer Responsibility"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 35 essays containing the words Extended Producer Responsibility.

1. 21. Household Waste Collection Policies for Mercury-Containing Light Sources in Sweden: Status and Trends

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Stefan Sipka; [2012]
   Keywords : Sweden; mercury; light source; policy; waste collection; household; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : The thesis explores the possibilities of the Swedish government to assure effective waste collection policies for mercury-containing gas-discharge lamps (GDL) in the context of phase-out of incandescent light bulbs. The study includes review of the waste collection, the waste collection evaluation, policy review and policy analysis. READ MORE

3. 22. Investigating Producer Responsibility Organisations for WEEE: Case Study of Nokia in Finland, Sweden and the UK

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Anna Aulakoski; [2012]
   Keywords : Producer Responsibility Organisation PRO ; Extended Producer Responsibility EPR ; Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment WEEE ; Nokia; Agency Theory; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The WEEE Directive requires the producers to fulfil e-waste compliance according to the extended producer responsibility (EPR) principle. In order for producers to comply with the requirements nationally, collective compliance schemes were formed. READ MORE

4. 23. Critical success factors for implementation of green IT in developing countries: : The case of E-waste in Kenya

   University essay from IHH, Informatik

   Author : yasir Ali khan; Ann Kulecho; [2012]
   Keywords : E-waste; developing countries; Green IT and Measurement; WEEE Technology; Economic; Environment;

   Abstract : As much as going green is a very popular topic of discussion and much emphasis is put on the subject, not all areas, topics and locations are explored. Some continents have effectively, strategically and efficiently addressed the problem while others are still fighting to address it. READ MORE

5. 24. Extended Producer Responsibility and Design Change

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Chihiro Sawaki; [2011]
   Keywords : design for environment DfE ; Extended Producer Responsibility EPR ; large home appliances; PCs; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) aims to develop end-of-life product systems and reduce environmental impacts of product across entire life cycle. The empirical study of how EPR programmes have influenced design change is still few especially for complex and durable products such as EEE. READ MORE

6. 25. Modern Society, Technology and Electronic Waste: Who Should Be Responsible?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies; Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Kristian De Bellefeuille-Percy; [2011]
   Keywords : Ontario; E-waste; Extended Producer Responsibility EPR ; consumers; risk society; modern society; reflexive modernization; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Electronic waste (e-waste) in modern society is a growing issue that creates risks by degrading natural resources, through the production of the electronic devices in question, but also at a later end-of-life stage when recycled irresponsibly; by harming individuals directly – those who partake in the recycling, but also indirectly when deadly toxins from recycling flow into water and soil sources. This thesis looks specifically at the recent progression into modern society and associated risks as can be linked to the environmental problem of e-waste in Ontario, Canada. READ MORE