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Key questions to
set-up an e-waste scheme
Explore the 4 main points to look at when setting up an e-waste scheme.
Political decision
1. Who is paying for e-waste management?
- Tax payers (as long as legislation is being deployed)
- Consumers (e.g. California, upon purchase of product)
- Waste holders (e.g. Japan, or non-household streams in the EU)
- Producers (Extended Producer Responsibility) -> indirectly always the consumer
Political decision
2. To whom is it paid?
- State-controlled, monopolistic body (under ministry / dedicated entity or under ad-hoc created)
- Compliance schemes, to be set-up by producers (having the responsibility to comply)
Technical decision
3. Technicalities on how fees are collected
- When selling the products, when waste is managed, etc.
- Upon import, once a year, once a month, etc.
Technical and political decision