Glossary

Feedstock recycling breaks down waste into raw materials to make new products, reducing landfill and fossil fuel use. Sorting waste right helps keep resources in a circular loop for a cleaner planet.

Material-based fees could lead to lighter, easier-to-recycle packaging and fewer harmful materials in everyday products, making them more eco-friendly and reducing waste around you.

Bottle-to-bottle recycling turns used plastic bottles into new ones, saving energy, cutting waste, reducing pollution, and supporting a circular economy for a cleaner, greener planet.

Downcycling recycles materials into lower-quality products, reducing waste and saving resources but shortening material life. Better design and recycling habits can improve circularity.

Eco-modulation adjusts fees based on a product's eco-friendliness, rewarding sustainable design and recycling to reduce waste and pollution, driving a circular economy and greener products.

Litter management cost allocation shares cleanup costs fairly among waste creators and communities, encouraging less waste, supporting local budgets, and protecting the environment.

Unit-based fees charge for waste by amount produced, encouraging less trash and more recycling. This fair system supports a circular economy, cuts costs, and helps protect the environment.

EPR Fee Calculation charges producers based on product type, materials, weight, and volume to fund waste management, encouraging eco-friendly design and supporting a circular, sustainable economy.

An incineration tax charges fees on burning waste to discourage it, reduce pollution, and fund recycling. It promotes circular economy by encouraging reuse and less waste burning.