The European Parliament has made the decision to adopt a new battery regulation. This regulation aims to cover the entire lifecycle of batteries, thereby promoting a sustainable circular economy. The European Council has also already given its approval. This means that the regulation will be directly applicable in the EU member states from the beginning […]

Background Ontario's circular economy is taking a massive leap forward. As a global leader, Reverse Logistics Group (RLG) was awarded the operating contract for Ontario's Common Collection System (CCS), providing producers with a full compliance service. This innovative and dynamic collaboration with Circular Materials (CMO) will bring a full Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) infrastructure under […]

Three of the largest names in environmental compliance have combined decades of expertise to launch an unrivalled global service offering, Comply Loop. With offices already in place around the world, the new offering will help businesses to meet compliance needs across national boundaries, manage complex circular take-back for products, and provide the tools and expertise […]

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 […]

The new Royal Decree, 1055/2022 on packaging and packaging waste, has replaced the previous Law 11/1997 in Spain. Due to the significant time span between the two laws, substantial changes present new challenges for packaging producers and compliance schemes. As with any new legal requirement, collection, and recycling targets are increasing to move closer to […]

Aschheim/ Munich February 28, 2023 - RLG (Reverse Logistics Group), a Reconomy Group company, will take over the workshop disposal for Volkswagen Original Teile Logistik GmbH & Co. KG (OTLG) in Germany on March 1st. In the future, all residual, valuable, and hazardous materials generated in the OTLG service partners' nearly 3,000 workshops will be collected […]

RLG Canada has registered as a batteries Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO) in Ontario with the Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority. As a global provider, RLG offers expert compliance solutions to satisfy battery recycling services in compliance with Ontario requirements. Service Quality AssuranceRLG’s services operate on quality and integrity. We work directly with RPRA registered recyclers […]