Collection of resources and reports related to Extended Producer Responsibility

This section is intended as a common consolidation point for materials and reports prepared by the university with respect to producer responsibility.

Please email Dr. Calvin Lakhan if you have any questions, concerns or have difficulty accessing any studies included in the publication list (lakhanc@yorku.ca)

Executive Summary of the University’s research into EPR in both Ontario and British Columbia

100% Critique of Ontario’s Extended Producer Responsibility Program (2019)

Economic Analysis of Expanding List of Obligated Packaging Materials in the Ontario Blue Box Program (2020)

Estimating EPR Costs Associated with Expanding EPR into the Industrial, Commercial and Institutional Sector (2020)

A Historical Overview of Recycle BC’s EPR Program for Household Packaging Waste (2020)

Modeling EPR Impacts on the Price of Consumer Packaged Goods Results in Ontario (2020)

Key Data Considerations prior to the Adoption of an Extended Producer Responsibility Program for Packaging Waste (2021)

New York State EPR Modeling White Paper (2021)

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Overview of Governance Models for EPR Programs for Packaging Waste (2021)

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