EPR Maldives
Developing an Extended Producer Responsibility Scheme for plastic and packaging wastes in the Maldives
Every year, the Maldives generates nearly 25,000 tons of plastic waste, and, due to poor waste management practices, as much as a third of it ends up in our coastal areas. With support from UNDP’s Ocean Innovation Challenge, we will be helping the Maldives to put in place a national Extended Producer Responsibility framework that will help the Maldives to close the loop on plastics wastes to reduce ocean pollution.
EPR Manual
Unlock the potential for positive change in our planet’s most beautiful and vulnerable regions! Dive into our comprehensive document that outlines the blueprint for implementing an Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme in Small Island Developing States.
Funded through UNDP's Ocean Innovation Challenge
The Ocean Innovation Challenge (OIC) is a unique new mechanism that has been designed to accelerate progress on SDG14 by identifying, financing, advising and mentoring truly innovative, entrepreneurial and creative approaches to ocean and coastal restoration and protection that sustains livelihoods and advances the ‘blue economy’.
The OIC seeks innovations that are transferable, replicable and scalable in order to achieve maximum catalytic impact.
Knowledge Hub
Through the project lifecycle, the team will compile and publish information regarding Extended Producer Responsibility and how it could be applied in the Maldives and other SIDS countries. The aim is to transfer as much knowledge and insights gained through the process as much as possible.
Understanding Producer Responsibility Organisation’s (PRO) role in EPR
What is a PRO? Producer Responsibility Organizations (PROs) come into play when a collective EPR system is being implemented. This means that instead of each party being responsible for the disposal and management of the waste it produces or imports, a third party is...
Mandatory Packaging Reporting Scheme as foundation for an EPR in the Maldives
Singapore Case Study To solve a problem, one must first understand the scale of the it. For this reason, the EPR Maldives project team set out to understand the volume of plastic products entering the market through stakeholder interviews and analysis of import data...
EPR Best Practice Examples – India
Overview Characteristics EPR form Competitive EPR system Scope of material included E-Waste and Plastic Packaging Costs for producers Differing depending on state, chosen model and PRO Special Features Three different EPR models suggested: Model 1: Fee-based Model 2:...
Extender Producer Responsibility – An Introduction
Although the concept of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) has received increased attention in the Maldivian context only in the last year, it is by no means a new concept. The recycling markets that existed in the 1980s, especially for high-value plastic...
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Understanding Producer Responsibility Organisation’s (PRO) role in EPR
What is a PRO? Producer Responsibility Organizations (PROs) come into play when a collective EPR system is being implemented. This means that instead of each party being responsible for the disposal and management of the waste it produces or imports, a third party is...
Mandatory Packaging Reporting Scheme as foundation for an EPR in the Maldives
Singapore Case Study To solve a problem, one must first understand the scale of the it. For this reason, the EPR Maldives project team set out to understand the volume of plastic products entering the market through stakeholder interviews and analysis of import data...
EPR Best Practice Examples – India
Overview Characteristics EPR form Competitive EPR system Scope of material included E-Waste and Plastic Packaging Costs for producers Differing depending on state, chosen model and PRO Special Features Three different EPR models suggested: Model 1: Fee-based Model 2:...
Extender Producer Responsibility – An Introduction
Although the concept of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) has received increased attention in the Maldivian context only in the last year, it is by no means a new concept. The recycling markets that existed in the 1980s, especially for high-value plastic...
Project Partners
adelphi is the lead consultant on this project while Zero Waste Maldives is the local consultant. UNDP country office in the Maldives along with the Government of Maldives and it’s Environment, Climate Change and Technology Ministry are the key project partners.
adelphi
International Project Partner
Zero Waste Maldives
Local Project Partner
UNDP Maldives Country Office
Project Support Partner
Government of Maldives
Project Partner
Project Team
Paolo Facco
Senior Advisor
Evita Hegmann
Project Coordinator
Ahmed Afrah Ismail
Local Waste Management Consultant
Ibrahim Miflal Fayaz
Environmental Consultant
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