WHAT IS EPR?

Following the principles of carbon emission taxes, Extended Producer Responsibility is a concept where manufacturers and importers of products bear a significant degree of responsibility for the environmental impacts of their products throughout the product life-cycle.

Responsibility for disposal may be fiscal, physical, or a combination of the two but the bottom line is that one way or another EPR makes it mandatory for companies to collect-back and recycle their products’ waste – either directly or through the help of a third party.

WHY EPR matters?

Today more than ever plastic waste, if not managed correctly, poses a critical threat to our environment. Considering the increased usage of this material and its numerous application, The count of plastic waste has seen an exponential rise in the last couple of years.

It's a crucial task for plastic producers and manufacturers to manage and command the whole line of collection, processing and managing the plastic waste they produce. Plastics For Change is on a mission to give a second life to this precious material by helping producers properly recycling their plastic waste.

If you are a brand and you are interested in our EPR services, read on.

WHY CHOOSE PLASTICS FOR CHANGE FOR YOUR EPR NEEDS?

Plastics For Change is an Extended Producers Responsibility Organisation that helps producers meet their EPR targets through various recycling and dismantling processes. We provide added value through:

Transparency, Traceability and Technology

We use our technology platform to trace all the buy-sell transactions and trace where the collected plastic waste is coming from. We use our transparent and fair trade model as a foundation for each and every service we provide.

Certification process

With all the necessary certifications intact, we take full responsibility for the entire process end to end with verification and tracking available at each step.

Livelihoods creation

Choosing us as your EPR partners means giving opportunities to waste collectors in our supply chain to earn fair wages. This means creating better livelihoods for some of the most marginalized members of our communities

WE CLOSE THE LOOP

We are already providing solutions for plastic collected in product and packaging lines for various brands. We can also help you transition to recycled plastic for your product/packaging requirements and thus closing the loop 360°

Righteous investments

We at PFC ensure that the funds obtained through EPR are being used to address the core issues in collection: Indeed, collection alone cannot be the solution. For EPR to be really sustainable we need to invest in the collection and recycling infrastructure, train and develop skills in waste management and lastly create value out of waste through robust R&D and access to global markets.

At Plastics for Change, we address these core issues towards long-term sustainability.

Once again, the bottom line for us is to make sure that EPR money is invested towards the betterment of the PLANET and PEOPLE behind plastic collection.