What is EPR?

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Dimple Rathod asked 2 years ago

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What is EPR?

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What is EPR?

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Extended Producer Responsbility or EPR is how businesses & organizations ensure appropriate recycling practices for waste generated by them.

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Question Tags: actonclimate, climatechange, epr, globalwarming, greensutra, plasticpollution, solidwastemanagement, swachhbharat, wastemanagement

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Team GreenSutra® Staff answered 2 years ago

EPR stands for Extended Producer Responsibility.
It is a policy under which Manufacturers and or Producers are given the responsibility to collect, treat and effectively dispose / recycle the waste that they have introduced in to the ecosystem.
The policy enables the Manufacturers and or Producers to fulfill the said responsibility through authorized entities in the respective domains.