To support a shift towards a circular economy, more needs to be done in terms of designing products at the outset for re-use, durability, repairability, material recovery, and using materials recovered from recycling during the manufacture of high-quality products, along with concerted action to promote secondary markets for recuperated materials.
This policy brief proposes to support change with a focus on countries in Asia, reporting on a project conducted by four experts with considerable experience working with EPR globally, with a special focus on India, Malaysia and Thailand. Supported by the EU-financed programme SWITCH-Asia, the goal is to get the existing and planned EPR systems in these countries, as well as in all of Asia, to participate in the development of new policy implementation that will help pave the way towards circular economy in our societies.
