Competitors together in PRO (Producers Responsibility Organisation) - a case study of the PRO-system in Norway

The Norwegian WEEE-legislation makes importers/producers individual responsible for collection and final treatment of discarded products (extended producers responsibility). But it is competitor´s cooperation in Producers Responsibility Organisations (PRO´s) that has brought the system to success, ensured by equality and good information-flow. But PROs is not an adequate instrument to encourage environmental friendly changes in products. Technological changes are most likely to be carried out as a result of strict environmental regulations and market demands. The stimulation through PROs to make more recyclable products has less importance.