Essays about: "extended producer responsibility"

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1. 6. Sustainable Collaboration; Transforming Alliances for EPR in non-OECD Context: A case of Pakistan

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Shiza Aslam; [2020]
   Keywords : Extended Producer Responsibility; Informal Sector; End-of-life product management; Theory-based evaluation; environmental intervention; packaging waste; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : 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

3. 7. Increasing the use of recycled textiles through business models and policies

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Nikki Kelderman; [2019]
   Keywords : Post-consumer textile recycling; circular clothing system; circular business models; business model innovation; policy instruments; extended producer responsibility; recycled textiles.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : 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

4. 8. Reusing Garments : An investigation of influencers to return used garments

   University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

   Author : Maria Köhler; [2018]
   Keywords : Sustainability; Fashion retail; Extended producer responsibility; Post-consumer textile waste; Second hand retailing;

   Abstract : Background: A sustainable economy becomes more and more important for most parts of the society. Especially the fashion industry is being criticized for wasting resources and being non-sustainable. Therefore, some textile producers started to implement programs that are aiming on a reuse of garments. READ MORE

5. 9. Managing Household Plastic Waste: Evaluation of the EU commission’s strategy from the perspective of Swedish municipalities

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildning

   Author : Tobias Henriksson; [2018]
   Keywords : plastics; waste; plastic waste; waste management; recycling; circular economy; sweden; scania; skåne; EU; strategy; 2030; municipality; municipalities; interview; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : In January of 2018, the EU commission presented a new strategy on how the EU will handle plastics in a circular economy. The strategy raises many of the issues the EU face with plastics and plastic waste today, presents several goals for 2030 in this field - such as a >50% recycling rate of plastic waste - and recommends measures the nations could take to improve their management of plastics and plastic waste. READ MORE

6. 10. 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 miljöinstitutet

   Author : Sunanda Mehta; [2017]
   Keywords : Extended Producer Responsibility; Individual Producer Responsibility; WEEE Directive; photovoltaic waste; Germany; Italy; Switzerland; policy evaluation; intervention theory; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : 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