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Guideline and Toolkit for the Determination of Extended Producer Responsibility Fees

6. Toolkit and Supplementary Information

 

The Toolkit provided is based on this EPR fee Guideline document. It provides calculations for each step of the fee costing process, for the fee calculation methods themselves, and with a sector-specific approach. The tool is arranged and defined in categories and sub-categories for the applicable products. The Toolkit has been developed in a manner that will assist PROs and producers in selecting the most appropriate method and approach for calculating EPR fees. A description of each tool in the Toolkit and how to use it, has been provided. The tool is organised according to the steps on the determination of EPR Fee process as discussed in this Guideline document. The Toolkit is provided as a spreadsheet.

 

6.1 Toolkit inventory

Tool 1:

Flat fee calculation

Tool 2:

Modulated fee calculation

Tool 3:

Eco-modulated Fees

Tool 4:

Product take-back Scheme

Tool 5:

(i) Paper and packaging
(ii) Electronics & Electrical Equipment’s
(iii) Pesticides
(iv) Portable Batteries
(v) Lubricant oils
(vi) Lightning

 

6.2 Supplementary Information

The supporting addenda provide in-depth information for the respective sectors to which this Guideline

document is applicable.

Addendum A: Making use of the EPR fee determination Toolkit (Toolkit user manual)
Addendum B: Waste categories and materials covered by the EPR Regulations
Addendum C: Monitoring and Evaluation
Addendum D: International best practice of EPR schemes by sector