Environmental compliance
What are
Ecofiscal policies?
“Ecofiscal policies brings together a set of economic tools aimed at discouraging activities that are harmful to the envi-ronment or encouraging those that are favourable to it—and fostering innovation.
Ecofiscal measures are mainly, but not exclusively, based on the principles of the Sustainable Development Act, such as the principle of internalization of costs, the polluter-pays principle, and the user-pays principle.1”
The different types of measures
- Taxes and tax incentives
- Tariffs and duties
- Exchangeable permits
- Deposits
- Fines and other penalties
- Regulatory charges
1. USE OF ECO-TAXATION: PRINCIPLES OF APPLICATION. December 2017
2. https://www.oecd.org/fr/environnement/responsabilite-elargie-du-producteur.htm
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)
The OECD defines Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) as an environmental policy approach in which a producer’s responsibility for a product is extended to the post-consumer stage of a product’s life cycle.2
ERP targets:
- Manufacturers
- Producers
- Brand owners
- Brand users
- Primary suppliers
90+ reports
combined in 12 provinces and territories
and 45+ organizations
Select a province
Washington
Types of annual reporting:
- Packaging and Paper Products (PPP)
- Postconsumer Recycled Content (PRC)
Oregon
Types of annual reporting:
- Packaging and Paper Products (PPP)
- Biannual Lifecycle Evaluation Report (Top 25 Producers)
- Food Serviceware
California
Types of annual reporting:
- Residential and Commercial Packaging and Paper Products (PPP)
- Annual Source Reduction Report
- Food Serviceware
- Postconsumer Recycled Content (PRC)
Colorado
Types of annual reporting:
- Packaging and Paper Products (PPP)
Minnesota
Types of annual reporting:
- Packaging and Paper Products (PPP)
Maine
Types of annual reporting:
- Residential and Commercial Packaging and Paper Products (PPP)
- Postconsumer Recycled Content (PRC)
Maryland
Types of annual reporting:
- Packaging and Paper Products (PPP)
New Jersey
Types of annual reporting:
- Postconsumer Recycled Content (PRC)
Connecticut
Types of annual reporting:
- Postconsumer Recycled Content (PRC)