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Competition in focus
Competition in focus Published this article The 2018 amendment also made provision for the registration of Producer Responsibility Organizations (PROs). PROs in India offer comprehensive compliance services from negotiating the most cost1 effective regional collection and recycling contracts with different recyclers to helping producers meet outreach and awar...
Competition in focus
Competition in focus Published this article Policy changes have tried repeatedly to formalise the sector but issues of implementation persist on the ground. First is the issue of price competencies. Unlike formal recyclers informal recyclers have lesser operating costs no overheads or other administrative necessities. They hence can offer better price to the...
Competition in focus
Competition in focus Published this article Often these disabilities have led to the EPR targets remaining unmet. Gap analysis of why EPR targets remain short of being met has revealed that the unsteady inflow of new funds from producers to meet their EPR targets coupled with missing enforcement transparency and traceability of e-waste flows has led to perve...
Competition in focus
Competition in focus Published this article On the demand side the major constraint is the awareness level of the consumers both in terms of consumption pattern and disposal pattern. With the enhancement in the standard of living modern societies have become resource-intensive in their consumption. This has upended the demand for electronic items while consi...
Competition in focus
Competition in focus Published this article The demand and supply side gap analysis against the backdrop of the regulatory landscape reveals two major stakeholders in the process – (1) Business advocates and (2) Public and Media gatekeepers. The Government remains a great catalyst in the entire process. Its role can be discounted to be that of a facilitator ...