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Eco contribution exemption/refund mechanism
This report proposes a framework within which the eco-contribution refund mechanism could operate.
The proposed framework is an economic incentive instrument that, given the necessary legal basis, could also be instrumental in maximising the amount of waste recovered within the Maltese islands. This proposal provides incentives to producers to recover the waste arising from goods they place on the market.
One of the key strengths of the proposed framework is that, as opposed to most legislation we have currently in place in Malta, the proposed way forward is self enforcing, since the producers are given the incentive to recover and will be rewarded if they succeed (both financially in terms of eco-contribution refunds and also in terms of an improved pubic image).