Extended Producer Responsibility - An examination of its impact on innovation and greening products

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), the subject of this report, is thus a necessary step, if the industry is to become a more responsible corporate citizen. EPR, as a principle of product policy, was first introduced into law in the early 1990s to address the lifecycle issues of products – especially what happens to them at the end of their life – using a targetoriented approach, instead of traditional command-and-control type regulation.