Safer, stronger waste cooperatives in Rio: new equipment, facility upgrades, PPE, training, legal regularisation and @kolektnews.bsky.social digital tracking. Lower risk, faster work, verifiable impact: real additionality.

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For policymakers considering #EPR implementation, a fundamental question is: who should pay the fees? Is it the Producer, Importer or Brand Owner, or a retailer/wholesaler that puts the product on the local market who should bear the financial responsibility?

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#packaging

The next in our EPR legislation development article series looks at the two different approaches to how companies could be asked to report their market inputs.

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#EPR #wastemanagement #plasticpollution #plasticlegislation #wastelegislation

VAT in EPR schemes works against the inclusion of informal collectors, undermining the efficiency and effectiveness in emerging markets.

#EPR #extendedproducerresponsibility #wastemanagement #recycling #wastepolicy #plasticwaste #packaging #wastepickers

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Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) offers a serious solution for the financing of waste management. But, is an Industry or Government-led approach better? And what are the consequences of making the wrong choice?

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#EPR #recycling #wastemanagement #waste

KOLEKT has identified 21 critical decision points that governments must address to optimise EPR regulations. This article highlights the critical role of informal waste collectors, and the necessity of integrating them into #EPR frameworks.

#wastepickers #Recycling

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Should governments introduce mandatory EPR regulations from the outset, or start with a more gradual voluntary EPR regulation? We weigh up the pros and cons of both options in our EPR focus series:

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#EPR #EPRpolicy #wastemanagement #packaging #plasticpollution

Fantastic to hear the thoughts of some of the women involved with BVRio's Fishing For Litter programme this month. Twice a week they fish for waste, instead of fish, logging their 'catch' on Kolekt.

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#plasticpollution #FMCG #packaging #EPR

Read about the full scope of BVRio's work in its annual report, featuring impacts of the Kolekt app, which reached 10,000 users last year, including 7500 informal #wastepickers

#circulareconomy #wastemanagement #plasticpollution #EPR

For the first time, an app was used to track waste collection during Rio's Carnival, offering a ground-breaking solution for waste traceability. 21.5 tonnes of waste were logged through KOLEKT.

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#WasteManagement #Recycling #EPR

A significant limitation of #EPR regulations is the narrow focus of fees on collection, sorting, and transportation, overlooking the critical need for robust waste processing infrastructure.

Read our key recommendations for policymakers ⬇️

#recycling #wastepolicy

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The Plastic Collective will start using the KOLEKT waste management app to monitor all its plastics purchasing and processing transactions by its partner projects in Ghana and Indonesia.

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#plasticpollution #endplasticpollution #recycling #plasticwaste #wastemanagement

Two of the nine waste cooperatives that @bvrionews.bsky.social is helping to professionalise in Rio de Janeiro have started receiving support to digitise their waste flow through the Kolekt app.

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#wastemanagement #wastepickers #recycling #circulareconomy #kolektapp