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[[Category:Legislation & Policy]] | [[Category:Legislation & Policy]] | ||
[[Producer Responsibility]] enshrines the principle that the producers of goods should take greater responsibility for the management of those goods at the end of their useful life, especially for their take-back, recycling, and disposal. In the UK it is embedded through [[The Producer Responsibility Obligations]] and [[ | [[Producer Responsibility]] enshrines the principle that the producers of goods should take greater responsibility for the management of those goods at the end of their useful life, especially for their take-back, recycling, and disposal. In the UK it is embedded through [[The Producer Responsibility Obligations]]. There are currently UK-wide producer responsibility schemes in place <ref>[https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/955897/waste-management-plan-for-england-2021.pdf Waste Management Plan for England 2021]</ref> for: | ||
* [[Packaging Waste]] - [[PRN]] system. | |||
* [[End-of-Life Vehicles]] ([[ELV]]) | |||
* [[Batteries]] and accumulators | |||
* [[Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment]] ([[WEEE]]) | |||
The existing system is currently under review to review the existing Producer Responsibility systems, and also develop new [[Extended Producer Responsibility]] schemes. | |||
==References== | |||