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Extended Producer Responsibility Regulations, 2020

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Extended Producer Responsibility Regulations, 2020

6. Minimum requirements and criteria for extended producer responsibility schemes to operate

 

The extended producer responsibility scheme contemplated in these Regulations must as a minimum

include requirements for—

 

(1) cleaner production measures that must include as a minimum but not limited to—
(a) design for recyclability; and
(b) waste minimisation or waste avoidance;

 

(2) waste reduction including as a minimum but not limited to—
(a) composition of products; or
(b) volume of products; or
(c) weight of products to be restricted and reduced with associated timeframes;

 

(3) reuse;

 

(4) recycling;

 

(5) recovery for beneficial use;

 

(6) treatment;

 

(7) disposal;

 

(8) implementation and reporting on the following requirements to complement the scheme—
(a) minimum recycled content standards;
(b) secondary materials utilisation rate; and
(c) recovery rates; and

 

(9) compliance with the requirements for programmes planned to contribute to government priorities, including but not limited to—
(a) job creation; and
(b) inclusive economic growth.

[Regulation 6(9) substituted by section 7(a) of Notice No. 400, GG44539, dated 5 May 2021]