#Extended Producer Responsibility News
The city is a step closer to implementing its own Producer Responsibility Scheme. Experts at the launch of impact documentary WASTED in Hong Kong said the city’s beverage container return rebate was a good starting point
The founding president of the Philippine Alliance for Recycling and Materials Sustainability died on 18 February, leaving behind a legacy of having bridged corporates, government and civil society towards achieving circularity.
The next round of plastics treaty negotiations will take place in Switzerland in August, after countries failed to agree on the rules in South Korea in December.
EB Studio
Upstream interventions for waste reduction are currently underfunded compared to downstream solutions like recycling and recovery, which developing countries may lack capacity for. Financing must support a just transition for informal waste workers, NGOs urge.
#Extended Producer Responsibility Opinion
Vietnam has ambitious targets to tackle the challenge posed by plastic waste. Effective enforcement and implementation are key for success.
#Extended Producer Responsibility Videos
Launched as policymakers lock horns with petrochemicals lobbyists over a treaty to end plastic pollution, the documentary produced by Eco-Business asks why opportunities to solve humanity's waste crisis are being wasted. It will premiere in Singapore and screen on the sidelines of the upcoming COP28 climate summit.
#Extended Producer Responsibility Podcasts
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Plastic waste is flooding the planet. Instead of waiting for regulation to drive change, give value to recyclables and mobilise the people, says Plastic Bank.
#Extended Producer Responsibility Press Releases
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
DENR, UNDP highlight potential of circular economy to accelerate climate targets
#Extended Producer Responsibility Research
Eco-Business, supported by Tomra
Malaysia extended producer responsibility roundtable series: Enabling a circular economy via EPR
