Extended Producer Responsibility in India: Evidence from Recykal, Hyderabad

In the past few decades in the developed world and more recently in India, Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) has been viewed as a promising alternative to traditional waste management policy. In most cases it is impractical and infeasible for firms to manage their own EPR operations due to whic...

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Autores principales:	Utsav Bhadra, Prajna Paramita Mishra
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Publicado:	Elsevier 2021
Materias:	Waste management Extended producer responsibility Producer responsibility organization India Urbanization. City and country HT361-384 Political institutions and public administration (General) JF20-2112
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:17907db22c2642a3aa3b8df8c46e597f2021-11-26T04:30:41ZExtended Producer Responsibility in India: Evidence from Recykal, Hyderabad2226-585610.1016/j.jum.2021.07.003https://doaj.org/article/17907db22c2642a3aa3b8df8c46e597f2021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2226585621000741https://doaj.org/toc/2226-5856In the past few decades in the developed world and more recently in India, Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) has been viewed as a promising alternative to traditional waste management policy. In most cases it is impractical and infeasible for firms to manage their own EPR operations due to which they outsource it to third parties known as Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO). The article undertakes a case study of a technology driven cloud based waste management company (Recykal) operating in Hyderabad, India in order to study the operation of a PRO and its contribution to EPR in the Indian context. The study of the products and operations of Recykal reveals that its success in EPR can be attributed to 3 factors namely, market expansion, economies of scale and reduction in uncertainty. Furthermore, the study also concludes that operations of PROs like Recykal help to bring the much-needed clarity, monitoring, efficiency, formalization, coordination, choice and accountability in the waste management sector without hindering employment.Utsav BhadraPrajna Paramita MishraElsevierarticleWaste managementExtended producer responsibilityProducer responsibility organizationIndiaUrbanization. City and countryHT361-384Political institutions and public administration (General)JF20-2112ENJournal of Urban Management, Vol 10, Iss 4, Pp 430-439 (2021)
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description	In the past few decades in the developed world and more recently in India, Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) has been viewed as a promising alternative to traditional waste management policy. In most cases it is impractical and infeasible for firms to manage their own EPR operations due to which they outsource it to third parties known as Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO). The article undertakes a case study of a technology driven cloud based waste management company (Recykal) operating in Hyderabad, India in order to study the operation of a PRO and its contribution to EPR in the Indian context. The study of the products and operations of Recykal reveals that its success in EPR can be attributed to 3 factors namely, market expansion, economies of scale and reduction in uncertainty. Furthermore, the study also concludes that operations of PROs like Recykal help to bring the much-needed clarity, monitoring, efficiency, formalization, coordination, choice and accountability in the waste management sector without hindering employment.
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title	Extended Producer Responsibility in India: Evidence from Recykal, Hyderabad
title_short	Extended Producer Responsibility in India: Evidence from Recykal, Hyderabad
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Extended Producer Responsibility in India: Evidence from Recykal, Hyderabad

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