The United Kingdom aligned its packaging legislation and published new Packing Regulations in England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. The Regulations came into force on February 28, 2023, and require producers to collect and report data on the amount and type of packaging they place on the market from March 2023. The data is needed to […]

Aschheim/Munich, May 5, 2023 | REBAT, RLG's leading European take-back system for portable batteries, improved its collection results again. REBAT collected 17,858 tonnes in 2022, representing an increase of 2,394 tonnes or 15.5% compared to the previous year. The legally required collection rate of 50% since 2021 was significantly exceeded with a gross collection rate […]

Starting on January 1st, 2025, extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging will come into effect in Denmark. This means that producers will be held accountable for the costs associated with recycling packaging. Denmark has already established a legal framework despite being the last European country to implement the EU Packaging Directive on EPR. A draft […]

Aschheim, Munich, 2023-03-13, As part of an international consortium v. Initiated by Ball Packaging Europe, the Serbian Green Dot organization SEKOPAK and sponsored by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), the project paves the way to introducing packaging waste collection in Serbia. “SMART DRS” is a state-of-the-art technology offering a wide range of opportunities […]