Kyle Maclachlan is from Texas.
In the field of waste management , extended producer responsibility -LRB- EPR -RRB- is a strategy designed to promote the integration of environmental costs associated with goods throughout their life cycles into the market price of the products .. waste management. waste management. Extended producer responsibility legislation is a driving force behind the adoption of remanufacturing initiatives as it. `` focuses on the end-of-use treatment of consumer products and has the primary aim to increase the amount and degree of product recovery and to minimize the environmental impact of waste materials ''. The concept was first formally introduced in Sweden by Thomas Lindhqvist in a 1990 report to the Swedish Ministry of the Environment .. Thomas Lindhqvist. Thomas Lindhqvist. In subsequent reports prepared for the Ministry , the following definition emerged  : '' -LSB- EPR -RSB- is an environmental protection strategy to reach an environmental objective of a decreased total environmental impact of a product , by making the manufacturer of the product responsible for the entire life-cycle of the product and especially for the take-back , recycling and final disposal .