Remanufacturing Publications - Policy Studies (all results)

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Report: Remanufacturing in the UK - Biffaward study - posted 20 Nov 2006
This study, published by the Resource recovery Forum in 2004, was the first to attempt to document and quantify the practice of remanufacturing in the UK.

Policy Study: Extension of the Enhanced Capital Allowances Scheme to Remanufactured Products - posted 21 Aug 2009
This study, prepared in Autumn 2008 for Treasury, examines the potential for extending the ECA scheme to four exemplar products. It is expected that further market impact studies will be required.

Policy Study: A Review of Policy Options for Promoting Remanufacturing in the UK - posted 24 Aug 2009
This 2008 report considers the fiscal and policy measures that might be considered to promote Remanufacturing and Reuse. It draws heavily from OECD research and analysis in the area of development and evaluation of policy instruments.

Policy Study: A study of refillable packaging systems opportunities - posted 18 Sep 2009
This report examines the potential of refillable packaging systems, taking into account their historical development, reasons for their demise and current innovations. It also draws lessons from developments in business to business refillable systems.

Policy Study: Market Failures in Remanufacturing - posted 26 Mar 2010
This report examines the market failures in remanufacturing that prevent wider uptake. It compares to recycling markets and exemplifies with real products. Possible actions are suggested.

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Policy Study: An Exploration into the Efficiency and Effectiveness of a Recycled Content Mandate in Creating a Closed-Loop for Plastic Bottles - posted 12 Jul 2010
This study explored the efficiency and effectiveness of a proposed recycled content mandate when applied to plastic bottles. By understanding how the mandate might perform for these simple products, we can extrapolate for more complex cases.