Extended Producer Responsibility as a Pillar of Circular Economy: Current Challenges for Polish Waste Management Policy and Law
Extended Producer Responsibility as a Pillar of Circular Economy: Current Challenges for Polish Waste Management Policy and Law

Summary/Abstract: The objectives included in the EU 2018 Circular Economy Package have been determining the new directions of the EU environmental policy and law for three years now. They refer in a complex way to one of the Circular Economy pillars, i.e., Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR). The Polish legislator has undertaken initial actions concerning the use of EPR in a way corresponding to the new objectives of waste management (e.g., food waste). Currently, the most problematic area requiring changes is municipal waste management. The most urgent issue is the coordination of already existing in Poland EPR schemes with gmina’s municipal waste management systems.

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