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Taking care of the Earth's home: the mission and responsibility of the European Union's EPRs

The EU's EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) policy aims to promote manufacturers' responsibility for the entire life cycle of their products, from the design stage through to end-of-life recycling and disposal. The implementation of this policy not only makes manufacturers more socially responsible, but also promotes the efficient use of resources and environmental protection.

The core concept of the EPR policy is the "polluter-responsible principle", which means that manufacturers should be responsible for the environmental impacts of their products. This means that manufacturers need to take into account resource conservation and environmental friendliness at the product design stage, and commit to recycling and disposing of their products at the end of their life to minimize negative impacts on the environment.

In the EU, EPR policies have been successful in many areas. For example, in the area of electronic waste recycling, the EPR policy requires manufacturers to pay a certain percentage of the recycling fee at the time of production of electronic products, so as to ensure that these products can be reasonably recycled and disposed of at the end of their life. Similarly, the EPR policy also applies to areas such as packaging waste and used tires, etc., to motivate manufacturers to actively participate in the recycling and reuse of their products.

The implementation of the EPR policy requires the joint efforts of the government, enterprises and consumers. The government should establish a sound monitoring system to ensure the effective implementation of the EPR policy; enterprises should actively participate in promoting the greening of product design and production processes, and take responsibility for product recycling and disposal; and consumers should support environmentally friendly products, encourage enterprises to implement the EPR policy, and voluntarily participate in the recycling and classification of products.

The implementation of the EPR policy is crucial to the sustainable development of Habitat for Humanity. Through the EPR policy, we can minimize the waste of resources and environmental pollution, and realize the synergistic development of economy, society and environment. We hope that the successful experience of the EU's EPR policy will inspire more countries and regions to join us in caring for our common home planet.