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Are You Tracking the Legislation?
More than 30 countries now have "producer responsibility" laws on the books for packaging
-- 15 have battery recycling laws, and 12 now require electronics recycling as well.
(For details on electronics recycling policy worldwide, see our 200-page report
Electronics Recycling: What to Expect from Global Mandates}.
Full Summary of the European Electronics Directives - See if your company is obligated!
To view sample articles from RLI
Portuguese Green Dot Group Attacked from the July 2002 RLI
Taiwan Implements Disposables Restrictions from the May 2002 RLI
Check out our new Environmental Packaging Resources Page, with Frequently Asked Questions about international EPR laws!
2004 Country Pages Now Available Click Here
To view a sample Country Page click here!
To download a Table of Contents of the Country Page reference, click here.
The Directive on Packaging & Packaging Waste in Europe, partly inspired by Germany's
famous "Green Dot" package recycling law, has helped cause an avalanche of "take-back" legislation in 25
European countries, and at least eight more in Asia. Many Latin American countries are trying to follow suit soon.
In Europe, each country must meet a package recycling target. They must recycle 25% - 45%
of all packaging, and no material can be recycled at less than 15%. Despite a European
"Directive," each country is doing its own thing. Manufacturers must now pay fees to different collection
organizations in about 24 countries -- each with their own set of rules and forms!
Recycling Laws International estimates the new patchwork is costing manufacturers
about $15 billion per year in Europe alone.
What's more, the EU just enacted the two electronics waste directives. Each member state will have to implement by 2005.
-- RLI is on top of every move!
We are covering:
- ELECTRONICS:RLI covers the latest news on electronics takeback policy
from Germany to Taiwan! Each European member state will be enacting something different!
- PACKAGING: The European Union is now finally moving on amendments to the Directive on Packaging
Waste -- but it looks like there will be some stringent changes in stores. Plus RLI covers all
legislative and packaging FEE changes in the countries, from Austria to Taiwan!
- BATTERIES: More pressure to amend the existing batteries directive in Europe -- RLI will
continue its coverage. Also see special report on battery regulation.
- GREEN LABELING: RLI tracks all new green labeling mandates, including the new patchwork in Asia.
PLus, we have a new reporton the topic!
- AUTOS: We are following implementation of the vehicles directive.
Meanwhile in Asia
- TAIWAN has revamped its entire recycling law to require fees on all kinds of
packaging and take-back for appliances and electronics -- plus new restrictions on
plastics disposables, including a controversial ban on plastic bags.
- JAPAN has amended its recycling laws, clamping down on batteries takeback, requiring recovery of appliances and PC's
-- but also placing design requirements on a wide range of electronics as well.
- CHINA is trying to clamp down on various electronics imports since the Basel Action Network Expose,
but it also has a new electronics and packaging takeback regulation.
- KOREA has a patchwork of fees and deposits, limits the number of layers of packaging --
a new regulation requires takeback of electronics as well.
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- RLI also has coverage of Latin America!(Also see Special Reports section)
Companies that don't track these developments risk fines, lawsuits over improper labels,
and complaints from foreign distributors about the design of their packaging.
Is your distributor really paying all the required fees? If they have not asked you for
data, then you should be worried, experts say.
Every other month, RLI brings you news about recycling legislation from around the world, plus we have FREE e-mail headlines in between. Leading companies
and associations rely on RLI to keep current.
We have added new senior correspondents for Asia, Latin America, and France to improve our coverage as well!
Saves You Time
Recycling Laws International will save you hundreds of hours of time, not to mention a huge phone bill, trying to track this specialized issue around the globe.
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Unlike some newsletters, RLI (regular Edition) comes with an extensive reference document -- our 200 -page Country Page document,
covering 39 countries, as well as frequent tables of laws, status of legislation, and other
important facts comparing different countries.
Countries Covered in Recycling Laws International:
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EUROPEAN UNION
GERMANY
AUSTRIA
DENMARK
ITALY
IRELAND
SPAIN
NORWAY
PORTUGAL
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
TURKEY
NETHERLANDS
| FRANCE
BELGIUM
UNITED KINGDOM
EASTERN EUROPE, including Czech Republic
JAPAN
MALAYSIA
SINGAPORE
TAIWAN
ARGENTINA
BRAZIL
MEXICO
AND OTHERS
| Each Country Page Covers
- Population density
- Retail distribution systems
- Landfill situation
- Package recycling mandates
- Deposits and bans
- Transport packaging restrictions
- Ecolabeling programs
- Who is responsible
- Product take-backs appliances, electronics, batteries
- English-speaking contacts
- Key phone numbers
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