Extended Producer Responsibility as a cornerstone of a sustainable economic activity

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1 Extended Producer Responsibility as a cornerstone of a sustainable economic activity Dr. Dirk Grünhoff Head of Division Fundamental Issues of Circular Economy, Material Flow Management and Producer Responsibility and Coordinator of the German Conference of Environment Ministers Ministry for Economical Affairs, Climate Protection, Energy and Regional Planning of Rhineland-Palatinate Folie 1

2 Contents Definition Stakeholders: - Legislative Authority - Producers and Distributors - Citizens/Consumers Summary Folie 2

3 Extended producer responsibility Climate, Environmental and Health Protection Producers Distributors Consumers Waste Manager Legislator Life Cycle Assessment Energy and Resources Efficiency Folie 3

4 Legislative Authority Directives on: End of Life vehicles Waste Batteries and Accumulators Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (RoHS) Ecodesign (focuses on energy efficiency) Requirements for: accreditation & market surveillance of internal and imported products) reduce/repair, reuse and treatment of waste export (export standards and export bans) monitoring of data and reporting duty Folie 4

5 Producers and Distributors System-integrated environment protection in the manufacturing - energy-efficient production - use of the own production waste - health and safety awareness, employment protection Producer and distributors point out their green image by: Year's issues of own environmental studies Advertisment with eco-labelling (sustainable produced goods) Pointing out the efforts to support third-world projects (environmental projects, fair trade projects, sustainable education institutes etc.) Pointing out their sustainable built and managed production facilities, stores and supermarkets Folie 5

6 Producers and Distributors Business Aims To save money and take higher profits To put their company in perspective To create customer loyalty To make company fit for the future Advertising mottos Do good and talk about it Without appreciation no added value! Folie 6

7 Citizen / Consumer An effective sustainable circular economy needs committed citizen: to support products made of secondary raw materials (i.e. recovered paper, deposit bottles) to collect recyclable fractions separately Important Transparency of the waste fees Convenience of the separate waste collection Understandable Information about waste collection points Hotlines for request and affliction Awareness raising about the benefits for the environment, the climate and the job security Folie 7

8 Summary Producer Responsibility is a cornerstone of a modern Circular Economy: Economic advantages mineral planning lower manufacturing costs (energy and resources efficiency) safeguard employment and provide new jobs establishment of new markets Ecological advantages environment protection (preservation of the landscape) climate protection (energy efficiency) health protection (in the workplace and households) Folie 8

9 Discussion Extended Producer Responsibility as a cornerstone of a sustainable economic activity Dr. Dirk Grünhoff Ministry for Economical Affairs, Climate Protection, Energy and Regional Planning of Rhineland-Palatinate Folie 9

10 Picture Credits Slide 3: Slide 4: Slide 7: Slide 8: Folie 10

11 Picture Credits Slide 5: Slide 2: Folie 11

12 Picture Credits Slide 6: Folie 12