The term EPR has gained a lot of popularity lately and has already become a buzzword. So what does it really means from the customer’s viewpoint? What significance does it hold with the EPR framework? This write-up seeks to underline the role of consumers in EPR. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Corporations & Industries emit waste every day in amounts that one could ever imagine. With so must quantum of plastic waste, the management of such waste ultimately lies on the shoulder of Municipal Corporation<\/strong>[1]<\/strong><\/a><\/sup>, communities, and state government. Therefore it becomes pivotal for the Indian Government to enact legislation and norms that will put the responsibility on the potential waste emitter\/producers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Extended Producer Responsibility refers\nto the policy-driven approach that puts physical and financial liability PIBOs\n(producers, importers and brand owners) and waste generators (those who convert\nwaste into oil) to treat, reuse, recycle, and dispose of the post-customer\nplastic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While holding producers liable for their\nwastes is groundbreaking in the policy approach towards establishing an\nefficient waste management system, we might not intend to overlook the\nsignificance of consumers in the EPR framework.<\/p>\n\n\n\n