Elements of an Extended Producer Responsibility Framework: Resources For Developing A National Framework on EPR

With Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), producers of plastic packaging are financially responsible for the entire life cycle of their materials. It can ensure that all sectors‚ – public, private, and civil society‚ – come together to solve this collective problem.

As more states and the federal government consider enacting EPR and other related recycling and circular economy policies, it will be imperative to have harmonized definitions for specific key terms to ensure consistency across all jurisdictions.