The Implementation of the Extended Producer Responsibility Scheme for Waste Generated by the Construction Industry: In The Context of the French Anti-Waste and Circular-Economy law
Translated title
The Implementation of the Extended Producer Responsibility Scheme for Waste Generated by the Construction Industry
Author
Ronsse, Colomban Yvan Marie
Term
4. Term
Publication year
2022
Submitted on
2022-06-21
Pages
28
Abstract
I 2020 vedtog Frankrig en anti-affalds- og cirkulær økonomi-lov for at reducere affald fra byggebranchen og begrænse ulovlig dumpning. Som led heri indførte loven en ordning med udvidet producentansvar (EPR) for byggebranchen. I en EPR-ordning får producenter ansvar for at håndtere – og betale for – affaldet fra deres produkter. Studiet undersøger, hvilke incitamenter der lå bag beslutningen om at inkludere EPR i loven, og hvilke begrænsninger og udfordringer ordningen har. Undersøgelsen bygger på interviews med relevante interessenter samt en litteraturgennemgang. Resultaterne peger på tre hovedincitamenter: økonomiske (kontrollere omkostningerne ved affaldshåndtering og lade producenterne bære dem), miljømæssige (reducere sektorens miljøpåvirkning) og organisatoriske (forbedre affaldshåndteringen). Den største udfordring er forsinkelser i den tekniske implementering, som interviewpersonerne tilskriver lovens kompleksitet og det store antal involverede aktører. Studiet diskuterer og sætter resultaterne i kontekst.
In 2020, France passed the Anti-Waste and Circular Economy law to reduce construction waste and curb illegal dumping. As part of this, the law introduced an Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme for the construction sector. In an EPR scheme, producers are responsible for managing—and paying for—the waste generated by their products. This study examines the incentives that led to including EPR in the law and the scheme’s limitations and challenges. The research is based on interviews with relevant stakeholders and a review of existing literature. Findings identify three main incentives: economic (control the cost of waste handling and ensure producers bear it), environmental (reduce the sector’s environmental impacts), and organizational (improve waste management). The main challenge is a delay in technical implementation, which interviewees attribute to the law’s complexity and the large number of stakeholders involved. The study discusses and contextualizes these results.
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