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Figure 13-4: German License Fees Payable to the Governing Authority per Tonne <strong>of</strong><br />

Packaging Produced (effective 2007)<br />

Licence fee per tonne (euro)<br />

245<br />

1400<br />

1200<br />

1000<br />

800<br />

600<br />

400<br />

200<br />

0<br />

Plastic Other composites Beverage cartons Aluminium Tin-plate Paper and<br />

cardboard<br />

<strong>International</strong> <strong>Review</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Waste</strong> <strong>Policy</strong>: Annexes<br />

Material<br />

Natural materials Glass<br />

Table 13-7: Fees by Material for Green Dot schemes in Europe (Euros per tonne)<br />

Material<br />

Material<br />

Belgium<br />

Belgium<br />

(2008)<br />

(2008)<br />

Germany<br />

Germany<br />

(2007) (2007)<br />

(2007)<br />

Austria<br />

Austria<br />

(2007)<br />

(2007)<br />

France<br />

France<br />

(2007)<br />

(2007)<br />

Spain<br />

Spain<br />

(2008)<br />

(2008)<br />

Greece Greece<br />

Greece<br />

(2005) (2005) (2005) *<br />

Glass 29.30 74 61 3.6 - 10<br />

Plastics 159.40 1296 610 177.80 278-329 62<br />

Steel 18.80 - - 22.60 61 20<br />

Aluminium 33.90 733 370 45.30 102 8<br />

Paper/card 15.70 175 105 122.10 51 50<br />

*Plus a fee <strong>of</strong> 0.4 Euro cents per item<br />

Source: Pro Europe, 2008<br />

This can be contrasted with the UK scheme where the fluctuation in PRN price is<br />

driven by the closeness to balance <strong>of</strong> supply and demand for PRNs as ‘evidence’. The<br />

fluctuating value <strong>of</strong> PRNs is shown in Figure 13-5. This shows, for example, how for<br />

most materials, following the end <strong>of</strong> the 2001 compliance year, PRN prices for most<br />

materials made no upward movement in the period to the end <strong>of</strong> 2003 as<br />

Government did not change the level <strong>of</strong> the targets from 2001 to 2003 (and everyone<br />

knew they would be met).<br />

In 2004, material specific rates were introduced, and the overall recovery<br />

requirement was much more closely aligned with the recycling requirement. This<br />

meant that energy recovery PRNs lost a considerable amount <strong>of</strong> their value, although<br />

those for recovery <strong>of</strong> energy from wood have remained somewhat higher. What

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