Waste is Wealth!
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ln many cases producers and others will accept responsibility for their products and undertake activity to manage the environmental impact of the product. This is often done through a variety of methods, including operating a materials recovery scheme, recycling schemes and product redesign. In other cases government can regulate aspects of product stewardship

Product stewardship aims to encourage producers and other parties to internalise a substantial proportion of the environmental costs arising from the final disposal of their products. Internalising involves creating schemes that help to shift the costs of managing wastes from ratepayers and taxpayers to the producers and consumers. This ensures the costs of wastes get considered when purchase and production decisions are made. Product stewardship schemes can contribute to a reduction in waste and to the recovery of materials from the waste stream.e

Made to Regenerate aims to use a sustainability label to provide consumers with information about the environmental impact of their purchases, the lifespan of products, and services provided, such as repair options. One problem with the label is that, just like the Ecolabel, it is not mandatory and a voluntary label does not necessarily prevent green-washing. However, it can be considered an improvement, as the information provided reduces mistrust about the price-performance ratio.

The Green Deal also envisages preventing planned obsolescence by increasing producer responsibility, therefore increasing the demand for sustainable products. The planned “right to repair” and increased transparency of corporate activities will thus make it easier for consumers to make sustainable purchases.