The Benefits of Adopting EPR Policies




 Most organizations and governments have adopted EPR (extended producer responsibility) with an aim to help address growing issue of e-waste. A number of EPR consultants have taken up the charge of guiding organizations understand and follow rules and regulations underlined for promoting environmental friendly manufacturing and disposal of waste.

Most of the used electronics comprise of materials that are harmful for environment and human life if not disposed safely. As per the Environmental Protection Agency, people dispose around 2.5 million tons of electronics such as printers, cell phones, PCs, and TVs. This is a shocking number and reported in the year 2007.

To combat the issue, governments across the countries around the world have successfully partnered with corporations for creating the requisite collection in an appropriate way and recycling infrastructure.

The extended producer responsibility laws allot enhanced responsibility to manufacturers for reusing, recycling, and disposal of products manufactured in their units.

The Benefits of EPR Implementation

Since the producers face physical and/or financial burden of recycling their electronics after usage or end of life term, they can get incentives to design more workable, less toxic, and recyclable electronics. This will have a positive impact on the environment.

Manufacturers can get in touch with an EPR consultant to understand the laws and implement them into their operations in a better way. Use of fewer materials and designing products that last longer will have a direct impact on end-of-life costs of producers. These expenses can be cut down significantly.

To Sum Up

Improper collection and disposal of waste can have serious impact on human health and the environment. Implementation of EPR can help diminish these effects to a significant amount. The concept works by allotting a major share of responsibility of recycling and reuse of products on manufacturers.

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