This policy paper provides a digestible overview of EPR, its impact and potential applications. It underscores common principles that have been linked with successful EPR schemes and lays out structured guidance for their policy design and implementation. Read the paper, Extended Producer Responsibility: Basic facts and key principles, released in collaboration with the Global Action Partnership for EPR, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, the PREVENT Waste Alliance, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the United Nations Environment Programme and the World Wide Fund for Nature.