Extended Product Responsibility: A New Principle for Product-Oriented Pollution Prevention

This report, released by the University of Tennessee’s Center for Clean Products and Clean Technologies in conjunction with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, explains and promotes the concept of Extended Product Responsibility. EPR implies a shared responsibility between the retailers of packaged products, the producers of packaging, and the consumers. The report details the attributes of EPR and cites examples from companies such as Xerox and Frigidaire.