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Future perspectives on the role of extended producer responsibility within a circular economy: A Delphi study using the case of the Netherlands
Author(s) -
CampbellJohnston Kieran,
Munck Maurits,
Vermeulen Walter J. V.,
Backes Chris
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
business strategy and the environment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.123
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1099-0836
pISSN - 0964-4733
DOI - 10.1002/bse.2856
Subject(s) - circular economy , delphi method , extended producer responsibility , delphi , european union , corporate governance , electron paramagnetic resonance , business , economic system , political science , accounting , public relations , management science , knowledge management , economics , management , environmental economics , computer science , economic policy , ecology , physics , nuclear magnetic resonance , artificial intelligence , biology , operating system
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.