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Something I haven’t seen ever answered? Why push this responsibility on consumers and down-stream waste management? Why not start at the end-product and manuf
by nobodyandproud 3y ago
Something I haven’t seen ever answered? Why push this responsibility on consumers and down-stream waste management?
Why not start at the end-product and manufacturing? Most of my trash is food or packaging.
Why not reassign the packaging cost back to manufacturers?, rather than making it a cost born by consumers?
- ZeroGravitas 3y agoThis is called "Extended Producer Responsibility" and is the basis of modern regulations in the EU and California. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_producer_responsibility https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_producer_responsibili...
- nobodyandproud 3y agoThis is a take-back scheme. But does this extend to the daily, non-food trash meant to be thrown out by consumers? Think of how plastic packaging becomes waste, because it’s one-time use.
- ZeroGravitas 3y agoThis is not a take back scheme.