Extended Producer Responsibility. (EPR) The Parties share the common vision of moving towards a zero waste society by promoting the goals of reducing the amount of waste generated, increasing the reusability of products and packaging, and diverting recoverable wastes away from final disposal toward higher end recycling uses. The Parties agree to work together to achieve those goals by a shared focus on the development and implementation of policies and programs related to an EPR approach. EPR is a policy approach which shifts responsibility to producers for the end of life management of their products and packaging as well as encourages them to reduce their environmental impact Collaboration on approaches to EPR will seek to minimize differences between the Parties and provide businesses with greater clarity.
Extended Producer Responsibility. Measures undertaken by the maker of a product to accept its own and sometimes other manufacturers products as postconsumer waste at the end of the products useful life. Producers recover and recycle the materials for use in new products of the same type.
Extended Producer Responsibility. Both provinces will continue working towards a zero- waste society by exploring ways to reconcile waste management approaches for batteries, mercury lamps, televisions, computers, printers, phones, cameras and audio-visual equipment. Addressing Common Issues Facing the Agri-Food Industry Regional solutions and responses will be developed in both provinces to address common challenges facing the agriculture and food processing sectors through an ongoing bilateral cooperative mechanism involving government and industry. Initiatives that Ontario and Quebec will consider undertaking include: ◆ Developing regional strategies to help the troubled livestock and food processing sectors; ◆ Collaborating to attract investment interest in the region’s agri-food and innovation sectors; and ◆ Harmonizing standards including those affecting yogurt compositions.
