EPR, also known as product stewardship, focuses on making the entire product lifecycle sustainable through the collaboration of all actors in the product system, including:
- Suppliers,
- Designers,
- Manufacturers,
- Distributors,
- Retailers,
- Customers,
- Recyclers,
- Remanufacturers, and/or
- Disposers.
EPR programs require the coordination and cooperation of all involved entities to take actions that reduce the product’s lifecycle impacts.