Essays about: "extended producer responsibility EPR"
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1. EU Waste Framework Directive, What's Next? : A costbenefit analysis of an extended producer responsibility for textiles in the European Union
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Nationalekonomi; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakultetenAbstract : The objective of our thesis was to conduct a pilot study to evaluate if an Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for textiles in the EU could be a socioeconomically beneficial policy to complement the EU Waste Framework Directive’s amendment of separately collected textiles. The aim was to investigate if the policy could achieve increased circular design of textiles as well as if it could work as a management plan for the increased collection rates. READ MORE
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2. Sustainable Collaboration; Transforming Alliances for EPR in non-OECD Context: A case of Pakistan
University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutetAbstract : Extended producer responsibility (EPR) has been successfully implemented in various developed countries. The complex waste flows and the presence of the informal sector in non-OECD countries makes the execution of EPR challenging widely. READ MORE
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3. Increasing the use of recycled textiles through business models and policies
University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutetAbstract : The current textile industry is among the most polluting industries and actions should be taken to decrease these negative impacts. One issue that should be addressed is the increasing amount of textile waste. Post-consumer textiles are often incinerated or downcycled due to many factors. READ MORE
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4. Extended Producer Responsibility for Solar Photovoltaic panels: Practices and challenges for end-of-life management in Germany, Italy and Switzerland
University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutetAbstract : As the capacity of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels installed around the world increases every year, so does the concern regarding their proper end-of-life management given the hazardous nature of this waste. European Member States such as Germany, Italy and Spain, being amongst the earliest adopters of this technology, have already started seeing end-of-life PV modules coming into the waste streams. READ MORE
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5. Waste Management System Assessment in the North of Argentina
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : 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