What is Extended Producer Responsibility?  

Extended Producer Responsibility for waste management makes recycling efficient and easy.  

• companies are responsible for the management of their products when they are discarded.  
• Extended Producer Responsibility allows consumers to recycle free of charge.  
• The aim is to prevent waste and promote circular economy. 

Extended Producer Responsibility is a legal obligation 

The management of Extended Producer Responsibility is based on the Waste Act. Failure to do so can result in a substantial fine for the company. 

• Read how to avoid a substantial fine

Extended Producer Responsibility applies to manufacturers, importers, distance sellers and packers of certain products. Companies must manage Extended Producer Responsibility for the following products:  

• Batteries and accumulators (incl. inside vehicles and electrical equipment) 
• Vehicles 
• Packaging 
• Paper and paper products 
• Tyres 
• Electrical and electronic equipment 
• Certain single-use plastic products (SUP) 
• Fishing gear containing plastic (SUP) 
   

Read more about who is subject to Extended Producer Responsibility.

• Who is subject to Extended Producer Responsibility?
   

Extended Producer Responsibility is easy to manage 

The easiest way to manage Extended Producer Responsibility is to join a producer organisation. Producer organisations carry out the legal obligations on behalf of the company:  

• collection, transport, management and recycling of end-of-life products 
• reporting monitoring data to the supervisory authority on an annual basis 
• ensuring that recycling targets are met 
   

See the list of producer organisations and join! 

• How to manage Extended Producer Responsibility 

 

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