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Perpetual learning by doing routines in packaging waste management in Croatia: conceiving of modern Robin Hood(s)

The framework for the packaging waste management in EU and accessing countries was set-up by the European Community packaging directive accepted in 1994. Croatia accepted basic principles of the mentioned directive and developed completely new recycling system in 2006 - with the introduction of the new Ordinance on packaging and packaging waste. The Ordinance set-up a new recycling system based on environmental fees and a deposit stimulating the use of returnable packaging. The system quickly achieved significant success in terms of increased recycling rates but certain imperfections and unexpected side effects also appeared on the way. Packaging waste collection became widely popular, especially among people of lower/lowest income. The illegal dump sites were cleaned during the initial phase of the deposit system. However, the deposit system missed the target of raising the environmental concern among the general population. Furthermore, packaging waste collection became more-less charitable activity - rather than a part of an environment conservation process. In order to solve abovementioned problems, the government proposed a new version of Ordinance which should be introduced in 2011. Again, the Ordinance missed to fully address the environmental aspects of the deposit system.

environment; packaging waste; recycling; social responsibility; Croatia

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