Extended Producer Responsibility as a Pillar of Circular Economy: Current Challenges for Polish Waste Management Policy and Law

Municipal solid waste management is an environmental issue that has received considerable attention from researchers and environmental managers for decades. Supporting the management programs entail policies and regulations related to municipal solid waste. In developed countries, the implementation of environmental policies plays an important role and has a substantial impact on the effectiveness of solid waste management. However, in many developing countries such as Vietnam, the situation and effectiveness of the policy implementation have not been studied extensively. This investigation is conducted to ascertain the situation, limitations, and challenges in implementing solid waste management policy in Vietnam. Then, solutions for the problems and improvements for implementation efficiency are presented. This work used online questionnaires to survey environmental managers in different localities and applied qualitative research method to analyze data. The results show that not all national policies on solid waste management are implemented in all localities. Waste separation is also the foremost concern in municipal waste management in most localities of Vietnam. Most of the localities claimed that the unrealistic nature and difficult implementation of the policies and the lack of needed resources are the main limitations and challenges in Vietnam. Survey results also revealed that different localities in Vietnam have different solutions to increase policy implementation efficiency. Besides, the study also found similarities in the implementation of policies in solid waste management between Vietnam and some other countries and also gathered some valuable lessons for the improvement strategy. Finally, the implementation of an effective domestic solid waste management policy is an important platform for improving environmental quality and ensuring the sustainable development of the nation and mankind.

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Predictive modelling as a tool for effective municipal waste management policy at different territorial levels

Journal of Environmental Management ◽

10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112584 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 291 ◽

pp. 112584

Author(s):

Martin Rosecký ◽

Radovan Šomplák ◽

Jan Slavík ◽

Jiří Kalina ◽

Gabriela Bulková ◽

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Keyword(s):

Waste Management ◽

Predictive Modelling ◽

Municipal Waste ◽

Management Policy ◽

Municipal Waste Management ◽

Waste Management Policy

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‘Our Waste, our Resources; A Strategy for England’– Switching to a circular economy through the use of extended producer responsibility

Environmental Law Review ◽

10.1177/1461452919851943 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 21 (3) ◽

pp. 210-218

Author(s):

Louis Dawson

Keyword(s):

Waste Disposal ◽

Circular Economy ◽

Food Environment ◽

Extended Producer Responsibility ◽

Legislative Agenda ◽

Producer Responsibility ◽

Polluter Pays Principle ◽

Potential Use

High landfill rates compared with flatlining rates of recycling have ensured that waste disposal is once again on the legislative agenda in England. In 2018, the Department for Food, Environment and Rural Affairs published ‘Our Waste, Our Resources: A Strategy for England’ which is the first major policy publication on waste since 2013. Encouraged by the release of this Strategy, this article examines the potential use of extended producer responsibility and the ‘polluter pays’ principle to fuel the transition to a circular economy.

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Generalization of I-O-W model for waste management policy analysis and national planning

International Journal of Systems Science ◽

10.1080/00207728808964073 ◽

1988 ◽

Vol 19 (9) ◽

pp. 1749-1761 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

SUSHIL ◽

PREM VRAT

Keyword(s):

Waste Management ◽

Policy Analysis ◽

Management Policy ◽

National Planning ◽

Waste Management Policy

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A review of domestic waste management policy and law in Singapore

Asia Pacific Journal of Environmental Law ◽

10.4337/apjel.2021.01.04 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 24 (1) ◽

pp. 90-119

Author(s):

Rosie Syme

Keyword(s):

Waste Management ◽

Management System ◽

Waste Incineration ◽

Legal Framework ◽

Management Policy ◽

Domestic Waste ◽

Waste Management System ◽

Waste Management Policy ◽

Primary Means ◽

The Government

An effective waste management system is, and has always been, essential infrastructure, particularly given the potential for waste to adversely impact the surrounding environment. In recent decades, however, there has been growing awareness of the scale, breadth and immediacy of those adverse impacts, and of the unsustainability of the enormous (and increasing) amount of waste society generates. Governments around the world have mobilised and there has been a widespread shift towards policies promoting circular economies, waste minimisation and maximised resource efficiency. Singapore is a case in point; despite having a traditionally high waste output and a waste management system dependent on waste incineration as the primary means of disposal, Singapore has committed to a zero waste future. This article presents a review of domestic waste management policy and law in Singapore. Several gaps in the legal framework are identified and considered against the broader context, leading to the conclusion that there is a material environmental vulnerability in the legal framework that should be redressed in order to entrench environmental protections and to align the law with Singapore's policy ambitions. Notwithstanding this deficiency, it is hard not to be optimistic about the future of domestic waste management in Singapore, as the government has made an ambitious policy commitment and appears to be pursuing it with vigour.

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