Your guide to
Extended Producer Responsibility

What is EPR?

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is an environmental policy approach in which a producer’s responsibility for a product is extended to the post-consumer stage of a product’s life cycle.

Kerbside waste collection

Kerbside (and bring systems) are the most widespread form of recycling access in many jurisdictions and play a critical role in recovering a broad range of packaging materials.

EPR Kerbside

EPR Operational Tool

Deposit Return Systems

Using a direct financial incentive to drive higher beverage container collection rates is a powerful tool for producers to maximise their performance in terms of cost efficiency, recovery outputs, and system control.

EPR Deposit Return Systems

EPR Operational Tool

Reuse

A vital component of the circular economy, designed to keep products and packaging in circulation for as long as possible before they enter the waste stream.

EPR Reuse

EPR Operational Tool

Recycled content

Ensuring materials collected and financed through EPR are reintegrated into new products and packaging.

EPR Recycled content

EPR Operational Tool

Awareness

Well-designed awareness campaigns not only encourage participation but also improve waste sorting at the source.

EPR Awareness

EPR Operational Tool

Prevention

Easing the environmental pressure of waste by reducing the amount of packaging waste generated in the first place.

EPR Prevention

EPR Operational Tool

Mixed Waste Sorting

Sorting mixed municipal waste before final disposal (incineration or landfill) recovering recyclable materials, such as plastics, metals, and paper, that would otherwise be lost.

EPR Mixed Waste Sorting