The Role of Extended Producer Responsibility Schemes for Packaging towards Circular Economies in APEC

The Role of Extended Producer Responsibility Schemes for Packaging towards Circular Economies in APEC

The enormous amount of plastic waste – especially litter from plastic packaging – that leaks into the natural environment each year is a global concern with severe environmental consequences, particularly for marine life and human health. Limitatio...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2022
Subjects:
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
WASTE MANAGEMENT
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
PLASTIC POLLUTION
RECYCLING
PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/099330001272231344/P17099401494c00fc0a64402f239a7dbb88
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spelling okr-10986-369042022-03-28T14:44:02Z The Role of Extended Producer Responsibility Schemes for Packaging towards Circular Economies in APEC World Bank ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WASTE MANAGEMENT CIRCULAR ECONOMY PLASTIC POLLUTION RECYCLING PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY The enormous amount of plastic waste – especially litter from plastic packaging – that leaks into the natural environment each year is a global concern with severe environmental consequences, particularly for marine life and human health. Limitations in waste collection and waste treatment systems exacerbate the issue. Ensuring proper collection and management of plastic packaging waste is critical for building a reuse and recycling system that enables a circular economy (CE). However, despite the efforts of APEC members, the recycling rate of post-consumption plasticpackaging remains relatively low in most APEC member economies. This report combines lessons learned from global case studies with insights from APEC membersto outline a series of recommendations for accelerating EPR implementation and operationalization in APEC member economies. 2022-02-01T15:35:13Z 2022-02-01T15:35:13Z 2022-01 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/099330001272231344/P17099401494c00fc0a64402f239a7dbb88 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36904 English Marine Plastics Series; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Environmental Study East Asia and Pacific East Asia Oceania
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topic ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
WASTE MANAGEMENT
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
PLASTIC POLLUTION
RECYCLING
PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY
spellingShingle ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
WASTE MANAGEMENT
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
PLASTIC POLLUTION
RECYCLING
PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY
World Bank
The Role of Extended Producer Responsibility Schemes for Packaging towards Circular Economies in APEC
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East Asia
Oceania
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description The enormous amount of plastic waste – especially litter from plastic packaging – that leaks into the natural environment each year is a global concern with severe environmental consequences, particularly for marine life and human health. Limitations in waste collection and waste treatment systems exacerbate the issue. Ensuring proper collection and management of plastic packaging waste is critical for building a reuse and recycling system that enables a circular economy (CE). However, despite the efforts of APEC members, the recycling rate of post-consumption plasticpackaging remains relatively low in most APEC member economies. This report combines lessons learned from global case studies with insights from APEC membersto outline a series of recommendations for accelerating EPR implementation and operationalization in APEC member economies.
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author World Bank
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title The Role of Extended Producer Responsibility Schemes for Packaging towards Circular Economies in APEC
title_short The Role of Extended Producer Responsibility Schemes for Packaging towards Circular Economies in APEC
title_full The Role of Extended Producer Responsibility Schemes for Packaging towards Circular Economies in APEC
title_fullStr The Role of Extended Producer Responsibility Schemes for Packaging towards Circular Economies in APEC
title_full_unstemmed The Role of Extended Producer Responsibility Schemes for Packaging towards Circular Economies in APEC
title_sort role of extended producer responsibility schemes for packaging towards circular economies in apec
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2022
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