"A recently opened discussion concerns the basis for the collection target; whether to base the collection target percentage on products put on the market the previous two years, or on actual waste arising. The main argument for a waste arising based collection target, is that a ‘put on the market’ collection target suggests a strong correlation between the products recently put on the market and the e-waste stream. It is argued that the two year time reference could appear counter-productive in terms of prevention and design for longevity, as it might give incentives to design products for quick turnover, in order to achieve the collection targets. The alternative, the waste arising based target, excludes such ‘perverse’ incentives, but has the downside of difficult assessment. 

Meta-Actor: Not-for-Profit

Source Document: https://www.somo.nl/publications-en/Publication_3289/at_download/fullfile

Date: December 2009