Future perspectives on the role of extended producer responsibility within a circular economy: A Delphi study using the case of the Netherlands

Extended producer responsibility (EPR) is a proposed policy approach to promoting the circular economy (CE) within the European Union. This research used a policy Delphi to explore perspectives on improving EPR policies to further contribute to the CE goals of the Netherlands. Both the potential improvement and critical reflections discussed by CE and EPR experts and practitioners from this study contribute to a more detailed understanding of the future governance of CE practices. We present various activities to improve EPR and insights from Delphi participants that emerged from the study. Th... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Campbell?Johnston, Kieran
Munck, Maurits
Vermeulen, Walter J. V.
Backes, Chris
Dokumenttyp: Journal article
Erscheinungsdatum: 2021
Verlag/Hrsg.: Wiley
Schlagwörter: Circular economy / Delphi study / Extended producer responsibility / Recycling / The Netherlands / Energy / Environment and Sustainability / Specialist Research - Other
Sprache: unknown
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27606492
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Extended producer responsibility (EPR) is a proposed policy approach to promoting the circular economy (CE) within the European Union. This research used a policy Delphi to explore perspectives on improving EPR policies to further contribute to the CE goals of the Netherlands. Both the potential improvement and critical reflections discussed by CE and EPR experts and practitioners from this study contribute to a more detailed understanding of the future governance of CE practices. We present various activities to improve EPR and insights from Delphi participants that emerged from the study. This paper shows that whilst actors agree, in essence, that there is a need for modifying EPR, what the specific changes to the form are and to whom the new responsibilities apply is contested.