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21 Step Advance Recovery Fee and Deposit (ARFD) Workbook

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PacWaste Plus
Regional project
Advance Recovery Fees and Deposits
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N/A
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Abstract
Designing and implementing a successful, evidence-based ARFD is a multifaceted process, requiring the collection of data, undertaking meaningful stakeholder consultation, and acknowledging and incorporating differing views to make decisions to meet the specific local needs. It may feel like a daunting process. The 21-Step Pathway breaks the process down into logical, manageable steps.

This Workbook is designed to assist users through the completion of each of the 21 steps at a self-managed pace. Each step on the 21-Step Pathway is a chapter in the Workbook.

This Workbook can be used by anyone seeking to design an ARFD scheme to be set in legislation or regulation. It will be of value to by any individual or group involved in the design of an ARFD scheme, for example:

• Government representatives investigating the feasibility of an ARFD scheme or who have been tasked with developing a scheme
• A Working Group tasked with developing a scheme, or contributing to one or more steps of the 21-Step Pathway
• Private Sector or NGO representatives seeking to assist with the design of an ARFD scheme, or contributing to one or more steps of the 21-Step Pathway

The broad goals of an ARFD Scheme are to improve rates of recycling through the provision of an incentive for consumers to recycle (by providing an immediate financial reward (the refund of their “deposit”) when they drop eligible items at a depot), changing behaviour away from littering, burning, or disposing to landfill, and a self-sustainable funding source for governments/recyclers to undertake the collection, transport, processing, and export/recycling of recoverable materials (using the “fee” component which is calculated as the true cost of recycling each eligible item), providing an economically viable ability to undertake recycling/transfer activities long term, not reliant on variable government funds.
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  • Workbook-Introduction.docx
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  • Step-1-Identify-Needs-Scheme-Goals.docx
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  • Step-2-Pre-Feasibility-Study-.docx
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  • Step-3-Political-Support.docx
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  • Step-4-Forming-a-Working-Group.docx
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  • Step-5-Feasibility-Study.docx
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  • Step-6-Legislative-Assessment.docx
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  • Step-7-Consultation.docx
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  • Step-8-Detailed-Scheme-Design.docx
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  • Step-9-Policy-.docx
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  • Step-10-Legal-Drafting.docx
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  • Step-11-Consultation.docx
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  • Step-12-Political-Endorsement.docx
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  • Step-13-System-Needs-Expenses.docx
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  • Step-14-Legal-Adoption-1.docx
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  • Step-15-System-Creation-1-1.docx
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  • Step-16-Training.docx
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  • Step-17-Legacy-Waste-Management.docx
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  • Step-18-Communication-and-Awareness.docx
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  • Step-19-Scheme-Implementation.docx
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  • Step-20-Monitoring-Evaluation-and-Auditing.docx
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  • Step-21-System-Expansion-and-Improvement.docx
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