Producers
Who is responsible for the impact of our products? Increasingly, it looks like the buck will stop with producers. The concept of extended producer responsibility (EPR) is not a new one. For example, in electronics there have been EPR requirements in Europe since the 2012 WEEE Directive. Now the momentum is growing for the same approach to be applied to the packaging industry. More than 100 significant players in packaging value chain – from Danone, Diageo, L’Oreal and Nestle to Pepsi, Coca-Cola, Unilever and Walmart – have signed an Ellen MacArthur Foundation statement calling for greater EPR alignment, policies and actions.
— Wayne Visser
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