The new producer responsibility regulation for packaging in Sweden came into force on January 1st 2023. The Swedish government has decided to make some amendments to the packaging regulation. The…
The Spanish take back scheme Ecoembes will change the reporting and pricing model in 2024 – simplified declarations will not be possible anymore. Ecoembes – the monopoly household and commercial…
Graphic papers – such as manuals, flyers and brochures – are now also part of the French EPRs (subpart of packaging) and producers/sellers are now also obligated to join a…
The national Polish recycling sector for packaging faces a massive lack of recycling capacities – which leads to another round of price changes Last year Poland had substantial problems in…
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is a new piece of UK legislation which introduces greater responsibility for businesses placing packaging material on the market, requiring them to pay the full net…
Starting from July 1, producers/retailers have to include the waste management contribution as a separate line item on their customer’s invoice . Because the waste management contribution is visible on…
Once again this year, the Go4Recycling team gave a presentation at the Eurobike trade fair in Frankfurt. The topic of our presenation was “EPR Compliance in the Bicycle Industry” as…
The Hungarian government has made significant modifications and extensions to the obligations related to EPR (extended producer responsibility) through the new Government Decree 80/2023 (III. 14.). Alongside the existing “environmental…
According to German Battery law manufacturers and obliged distributors of industrial batteries (including e-bike batteries !!!) are required to publish the recycling rates achieved in the previous year on their…
Starting from July 1, 2023, online marketplaces such as Amazon, Otto, eBay, etc. are legally required to take measures to prevent the sale of unauthorized electronic devices. As part of…
