Abstract
Since the launch of OECD′s Guidance Manual for Governments on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) in 2011, policies for taking back and recycling of end-of-life products based on the principle of extended producer responsibility have been expanded in terms of both number of countries introduced and items/products targeted by the policies. Facing environmental and social challenges associated with environmentally unsound waste treatment activities as well as informal recycling, developing countries have aspirations for introducing EPR policies to solve such challenges. This paper firstly overviews development of EPR-based policies in emerging and developing economies in Asia and the Pacific region. Secondly, it summarizes a number of challenges associated with introducing EPR policies in the context of developing countries. It then discusses how OECD′s updated guidance in 2016 is trying to respond to such challenges faced by developing economies. Finally, it concludes with lessons learned from applying EPR into recycling policies in developing countries.
