DocumentCode
2411761
Title
Implementing individual producer responsibility (IPR) under the European WEEE directive - Experiences in Germany
Author
Rotter, Vera Susanne ; Chancerel, Perrine ; Schill, Wolf Peter
Author_Institution
Inst. for Environ. Technol., Berlin Univ. of Technol., Berlin, Germany
fYear
2009
fDate
18-20 May 2009
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
6
Abstract
In order to implement producer responsibility as required by the European WEEE-Directive, Germany decided to allow producers to determine the extent of their individual responsibility based on brand sorting. This paper presents this approach, the challenges related to its practical application and possible alternatives to implement individual producer responsibility.
Keywords
WEEE Directive; electrical products; electrical products industry; electronic products; electronics industry; European WEEE directive; Germany; Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive; brand sorting; individual producer responsibility; Costs; Electronic waste; Environmental economics; Intellectual property; Legislation; Material storage; Paramagnetic resonance; Product design; Recycling; Sorting; EPR; IPR; WEEE; brand sorting; take pack systems;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Sustainable Systems and Technology, 2009. ISSST '09. IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location
Phoenix, AZ
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-4324-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ISSST.2009.5156757
Filename
5156757
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