Consumers (end-of-life fees)

"On the other hand, it is expected that Japanese citizens will feel a social responsibility to follow the law. In this scenario, people will have an incentive to buy products that are less expensive to recycle, giving manufacturers who incorporate DfE into their productions processes an added benefit. 

Meta-Actor: Scientific Community

Source Document: https://dlib.bc.edu/islandora/object/bc-ir:102219/datastream/PDF/view

Date: May 2009

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"Like advance disposal fees, these (end of life fees) provide an immediate source of funding for recycling, can be used to cover the cost of recycling orphan products for which no producer is identifiable; the system is also fair in that only the users of products are charged the fees, not all taxpayers. Moreover, an End of Life Fees business model can help reduce the overall costs of e-waste management by encouraging consumers to prolong the life of their electronic and electrical items to avoid paying the fee, and some have argued that it can encourage recyclers to compete for business, bringing down the fees. In theory, therefore, this model offers a range of economic benefits. 

Meta-Actor: Business

Source Document: https://schroederschroederinc.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/e-waste-management-white-paper.pdf

Date: February 2, 2013

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CONTEXT(Help)
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StEP TBM »StEP TBM
Issues »Issues
How to create an EPR-based national e-waste recycling industry? »How to create an EPR-based national e-waste recycling industry?
How to/Who Should Finance? »How to/Who Should Finance?
Consumers (end-of-life fees)
Increases likelihood of illegal dumping »Increases likelihood of illegal dumping
Responsibility unfairly falls on final owner »Responsibility unfairly falls on final owner
Should EPR incentivize/regulate eco-design? »Should EPR incentivize/regulate eco-design?
Kalamazoo County Government »Kalamazoo County Government
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