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The reason? was nearing final approval. And EPER 2018 became its unofficial technical sounding board.

Author’s own compilation based on EPER (2001-2007) and E-PRTR (2007-2018). Methodology described in Supplementary Material. eper 2018

The 2018 rules narrowed the phase-out of MLP to only those that are "non-recyclable, non-energy recoverable, or with no alternate use". EPR Guidelines: The reason