TY - BOOK AU - Vaidyan, Sreya (PG181048) AU - Samuel, Mercy (Guide) TI - Extended producer responsibility (EPR) in plastic waste management (Soft copy is also available) U1 - MTM TH-0208 PY - 2020/// N1 - Table of Contents Abstract 7 1. Methodology 8 2. Policy Review 8 3. Policy Challenges 12 4. Plastic waste pollution: A minute to make, but decades to break 13 5. Actions on plastic contamination around the globe 16 6. Extended Producer Responsibility and its possibilities in Indian context 17 7. EPR implementation around the globe 21 8. Practices for EPR Policy Instruments 23 We Care: A joint MLP EPR Initiative in India – Buy Back Policy 23 9. Case Study 1: EPR implementation in Kerala 24 10. Case Study 2: Project ‘Prithvi’ in Gujarat 27 11. Current Plastic Recycling Practices and Business models 28 12. Existing Extended Producer Responsibility Framework 29 13. Proposed Extended Producer Responsibility Framework30 14. Policy Recommendation and Action Plan 31 15. Conclusion 36 References 39 ER -