EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility)

Also known as: Extended Producer Responsibility, producer responsibility

Verified on 2026-09-01

EPR means: whoever places packaged products on the market in a country bears the responsibility for their disposal – organisationally (registration, reporting) and financially (licence fees to take-back schemes). In e-commerce, the seller generally counts as the producer of the shipping packaging. EPR systems are organised nationally; every destination country has its own register, its own schemes and its own evidence requirements.

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