IIIEE Master’s Theses 2005:08 Extended Producer Responsibility and Local Government Exploring Municipal Roles in Managing Packaging and Paper Wastes Gregory J. Tyson Supervisors Naoko Tojo Chris van Rossem Thesis for the fulfilment of the Master of Science in Environmental Management and Policy Lund, Sweden, October 2005 © You may use the contents of the IIIEE publications for informational purposes only. You may not copy, lend, hire, transmit or redistribute these materials for commercial purposes or for compensation of any kind without written permission from IIIEE. When using IIIEE material you must include the following copyright notice: ‘Copyright © Gregory J. Tyson, IIIEE, Lund University. All rights reserved’ in any copy that you make in a clearly visible position. You may not modify the materials without the permission of the author. Published in 2005 by IIIEE, Lund University, P.O. Box 196, S-221 00 LUND, Sweden, Tel: +46 – 46 222 02 00, Fax: +46 – 46 222 02 10, e-mail:
[email protected]. ISSN 1401-9191 Extended Producer Responsibility and Local Government Acknowledgements To start I would like to thank the IIIEE for generously admitting me to the MSc program as well as thank all the members of Batch 10 for a memorable year. Also I would like to thank the staff at the institute for always being available to handle administrative problems and issues for the students. In particular I want to thank Lars Hansson for his always cheerful and friendly conversations. I really do need to mention Mikael Backman as well for his great introduction to the fascinating field of sustainable tourism and for the absolutely fantastic and unforgettable time we all had in Åre during the SED exercise this past April.