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... > social science subjects > geography > Earth science > environmental science > consumption and waste > industrial/commercial consumption and waste > producer responsibility
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producer responsibility  

Definition

  • Producer responsibility involves integrating the environmental costs associated with goods throughout their life cycles into the market price of the products. The ultimate goal is to reduce the quantity of waste, increase recycling, and achieve more environmentally sound product development. [Source: Encyclopedia of Consumption and Waste: The Social Science of Garbage; Producer Responsibility]

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