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Producer Responsibility for Batteries
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Manufacturer Take-Back Retailer Take-Back
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Manufacturer benefits
When manufacturers take responsibility for the recycling of their
own products, they:
•Use environmentally safer materials in the production process
•Consume fewer materials in the production process
•Design products to last longer and be more useful
•Create safer recycling systems
•Are motivated to keep waste costs down
•No longer pass the cost of disposal to the government and the
taxpayers
Source: Clean Production Action: Extended Producer Responsibility: A waste management strategy that cuts waste, creates a cleaner environment
and save taxpayers money
How about application in Food
Industry
• What do you think??
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