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Table 13-6: Split of the Financial Burden of Collection and Sorting of Household
Packaging
Country
Country
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29/09/09
% % of
of
collection/sorting
collection/sorting
collection/sorting
cost cost borne borne by
by
recovery
recovery
organisation
organisation
% % of
of
collection/sorting
collection/sorting
cost cost borne borne borne by
by
municipality municipality /
/
households households
households
Belgium 100 0
Austria 100 0
Germany 100 0
Luxembourg unclear unclear
Netherlands
Reported as 1% (in
2001) by
Perchards (2005)
Reported as 99%
(in 2001) by
Perchards
(2005)
Sweden 95 5
UK
Reported as 7% (in
2001) by
Perchards (2005)
Reported as 93%
(in 2001) by
Perchards
(2005)
Denmark 2 98
Portugal 65 35
Comment
Comment
Fost Plus organises and finances collection of
glass (bring site); paper and card; plastic
bottles and flasks, metallic packaging and
drink cartons
ARA runs nationwide systems for the
collection and recovery of all household and
commercial packaging waste
Duales System Deutschland GmbH organises
the collection, sorting and recycling of
packaging waste in Germany with the support
of 724 waste management partners
Designed to cover all expenses of collecting,
sorting and recycling packaging. Valorlux
transfer funds per tonne to the municipalities
based on tonnages handed over to registered
recycling plants: Glass €36.92; Paper €6.68;
Cardboard €18.56; other (plastic & metal)
€164.52
The traditional approach has been to increase
packaging recycling through a voluntary
agreement between government and local
authorities. Since January 2008, a packaging
tax is payable, with some of the revenue going
to a waste fund which pays out to
municipalities per kg collected
The producer responsibility organisation,
REPA owns the national bring system, around
5,800 places. It contracts waste management
companies for transportation and recycling.
PRNs provide support for recycling market
rather than direct support to municipalities.
Perchards’ percentages likely to be out of
date, but no new estimate available
No producer responsibility – instead a
packaging tax covers the cost of municipal
responsibility for recycling/recovery. Also, a
deposit refund scheme is in place