Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) as an environmental policy approach in which a producer’s responsibility for a product is extended to the post-consumer stage of a product’s life cycle.
Kazakhstan has adopted a comprehensive and ambitious framework for implementing EPR. In less than three years, it has been extended from its initial scope on motor vehicles and their components to packaging and waste electrical and electronic equipment, and there are plans for further extensions. The EPR framework means that producers must “ensure the collection, transportation, processing, decontamination, recycling, and/or disposal of waste products and packaging,” either through a contract with the EPR operator or through their own individual system.
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This report updates the 2001 Guidance Manual for Governments on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), which provided a broad overview of the key issues, general considerations, and the potential benefits and costs associated with producer responsibility for managing the waste generated by their