EPR and Circular Economy Paper Series
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is a policy principle that originated in Sweden in 1990. EPR shifts the responsibility for waste management from municipalities to producers, integrating waste management costs into the product price. Since it was introduced in Europe, it has influenced environmental policies globally, for instance, in Japan, Korea, and Canada. For the discussion in this paper, EPR can be considered as a way of addressing the rising problems with waste and resource use.
