Extended producer responsibility laws

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Extended producer responsibility laws (EPR laws) are laws that require product manufacturers to "take back" a large percentage of the products they manufacture at the end of the product's life in order to reduce the amount of waste ending up in landfills and the environment.

Definitions

According to Managerial Accounting by Braun, Tietz (5th edition),

Extended producer responsibility laws (EPR laws). Laws that require product manufacturers to "take back" a large percentage of the products they manufacture at the end of the product's life in order to reduce the amount of waste ending up in landfills and the environment.