Introduction Plastic pollution has become an alarming and threatening environmental concern. With the increasing production and consumption of plastic products, the need for effective waste management solutions has never been this important. Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) has emerged as a promising approach to tackle this issue, which puts the responsibility on plastic manufacturers for sustainable […]
EPR compliance for e-waste is an important policy tool for ensuring that electronic products are disposed of responsibly and that the environmental impact of e-waste is minimized. It encourages producers to design products that are more durable, repairable, and recyclable and promotes the conservation of natural resources. What is EPR compliance for E-waste? E-waste, or […]
EPR is an important policy tool for shifting the responsibility for managing and disposing of waste away from taxpayers and onto producers. By holding producers responsible for the environmental impacts of their products, EPR can help to promote more sustainable production and consumption practices and reduce the amount of waste that pollutes the environment. To […]
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), the term was first credited by Thomas Lindhqvist, a Swedish Economist. He introduced the idea because he believed plastic producers were being irresponsible. So he decided to do something about it as it was affecting our environment badly. What is EPR? Extended producer responsibility is a method for adjusting a product’s […]
Introduction: India is generating about 3.5 million tons of plastic waste annually and the per capita plastic waste generation has almost doubled over the last five years and about 60% of the plastic waste has been recycled annually in India. Plastic is made up of various harmful and toxic chemicals thus it poses a serious […]
The issue of waste management is a matter of immense concern and has a direct impact on the environment. Every year around 300 million tons of plastic waste is getting produced on earth and somehow it is gathering in landfills, incineration and littering up into the environment. This way plastic is polluting the environment which […]
Do you know what is plastic credit? Plastic credit is a transformative way of funding to give a catalytic effect to our transition toward the circular economy. Growing awareness of the matter is related to a sustainable solution to the plastic pandemic. Plastic credits are associated with the local need and the global system of […]
Do you know what is the connection between EPR plastic & environment? Every year, more and more waste is ending up in the environment and keeping a harmful effect on mother earth. Data says that in our country, India, a swelling number of 15,342 tonnes of plastic is generated every day. Have you ever considered […]
Do you want to know what is EPR? The full form of EPR is “Extended Producer Responsibility”. It is an urgent need to promote proper trash management since we produce plastic waste compared to the weight of the entire human population. EPR is a positive step in this direction. The goal behind the implementation of […]
Plastic is one of the most common and best-known types of trash, but few people understand the potential impact that it could have on our environment, and in particular on marine life. The global environmental crisis of the oceans has been attributed to the overproduction and consumption of single-use plastics. It is estimated that 8.3 […]