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Canadian Extended Producer Responsibility Programs
Author(s) -
Bury Duncan
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of industrial ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.377
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1530-9290
pISSN - 1088-1980
DOI - 10.1111/jiec.12004
Subject(s) - citation , library science , action plan , political science , sociology , management , computer science , economics
Canada’s first extended producer responsibility (EPR) program was launched in the Province of British Columbia in 1994 with a regulation mandating producer responsibility for the take-back of waste paint and paint containers. From that beginning almost 20 years ago, EPR has matured into a pollution prevention and environmental life cycle management policy of choice across the country. The provincial, territorial and federal governments have all embraced EPR and this commitment