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� Widespread use of PBU;
� Transparency; and
� Well managed tenders for collection, sorting, and recycling.
Selective collection of industrial packaging is stimulated by 2 incentives for
companies that joined Val-I-Pac (www.valipac.be ):
� Recycling incentive:
• Plastics: 40 Euro per tonne
• Wood: 10 Euro per tonne
� Container incentive, for example:
• Containers of 1000 litres or more: 110 Euro per year;
• Containers 660 to 999 litres: 60 Euro per year; and
• Collection bags for plastics (> 200 l) or EPS (expanded polystyrene) >
500 l: 0.5 Euro per year.
15.5.2 Printed Materials
15.5.2.1 Environmental Benefits Prevention
The MBO on publicity and unsolicited mail stipulates the following obligations with
regard to prevention:
� Reduction of the use of plastic packaging;
� Use of environmentally sound ink and paper;
� Respect for the stickers against unsolicited mail for post boxes; and
� Reduction of the amount of unsolicited mail.
The MBO for the periodical press stipulates similar obligations.
No evaluation report is available.
15.5.2.2 Environmental Benefits Recycling
Both MBOs stipulate that the paper that is used for mail and periodical press contains
at least 40% of recycled fibre.
No evaluation report is available.
15.5.3 Waste Batteries
15.5.3.1 Environmental Benefits Prevention
The Flemish regulation for waste (VLAREA) includes several actions, such as limits on
the quantities of cadmium and lead in batteries. VLAREA stipulates, literally, that
these actions are intended to stimulate the use of rechargeable batteries. The MBO
on waste batteries, however, makes no reference at all to the stimulation of the use
International Review of Waste Policy: Annexes