Kannan Govindan

Transition from a fund-based to a lifecycle-oriented EPR system: the evolution of extended producer responsibility for electrical and electronic equipment in China

Abstract The Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) system for electrical and electronic equipment in China has evolved from a “fund-based” to a “special fund” model. To transcend conventional end-of-pipe governance, we propose an “EPR 3.0” framework that extends environmental re...