Extended producer responsibility – tool for sustainable development of tourism in the Republic of Moldova

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to reveal the importance of the use of sustainable development tools by economic agents in the tourism industry. The object of the study is the extended responsibility of producers for the packaging placed on the market, which is used in the Republic of Moldova as a tool that contributes to sustainable economic development. The author used such research methods as: documentation, analysis, comparison, synthesis, deduction. Concerned by the high degree of pollution that is generated by human activity, in particular, economic activity, most of the world's states have agreed on the need to maintain adequate conditions for life on earth, by establishing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). In order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, various methods and tools are used, both of a punitive and stimulating nature. One of these tools is "extended producer responsibility". Analyzing the requirements of the legislation regarding the responsibilities of producers for the packaging placed on the market, it is found more efficient and less expensive, respectively, economic agents in the tourism industry are recommended to comply with the requirements of the legislation regarding the prevention, collection and processing of waste by using a collective system, applying the approach "extended producer responsibility".