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What is EPR? And How Can It's Impact on Online Sale....

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What is EPR when consumers buy a product they're interacting with only one part of that product's lifecycle. There's another part of the product's lifecycle post-consumer. “Governments are responsible for residential recycling programs in their states. But it's taxpayers that fund waste management paid utility bills and pp taxes. Some state governments now mandatory that the producer of what we buy takes responsibility for the recovery and recycling of a product and its packaging. This already happens with some bulky or it’s difficult to manage products like many electronics, mercury, thermostats batteries, mattresses, carpets, and paints. But now some governments want to have producers pay for the recovery and recycling of the stuff we've already placed in our curbside recycling bins packaging metal cans printed paper plastic glass and cardboard. This is the heart of what's called Extended Producer Responsibility or EPR. Why are governments consi...