28. November 2023
In August 2022, a wide range of politicians reached a comprehensive agreement on extended producer responsibility for packaging, with planned implementation on 1 January 2025. This agreement places responsibility on each company for the environmental and health consequences of their products throughout the lifecycle, from manufacturing to packaging disposal and recycling.
Expanded producer responsibility is an important part of the overall producer responsibility strategy, obliging manufacturers not only to supply products but also to address the potential negative impacts on the environment and society. The aim is to motivate manufacturers to design more sustainable products and contribute to the reduction of waste volumes and increased recycling.
Implementation of this Agreement has been provisionally postponed until 1 July 2025. This is based on the EU Commission's communication, which stipulates that Denmark may not implement new rules in this area, as these continue to be discussed at EU level, including the revision of the packaging regulation.
The previously established dates of compulsory registration with Danish Producer Responsibilities has also been adjusted. Previously, manufacturers were required to register from January 1, 2024, but now the Ministry of the Environment expects registration to be completed by April 1, 2024.
This postponement gives companies covered by the rules extra time to prepare and deploy necessary. However, it is important to note that further postponements can have negative consequences. Denmark is already lagging behind other European countries, where producer responsibility is crucial to the green transition and the ambition to promote a more circular use of resources.
For companies covered, it will now become mandatory to register with the DPA in 2024. Ministry of the Environment expects the registration deadline to be April 1, 2024. The process requires information such as a CVR number, contact details and any association with a collective scheme.
At the same time, companies must record their expected volumes of marketed packaging for 2024, broken down by fractions and specified in relation to business and household. Failure to register may result in penalties.
The political agreement provides the basis for the national implementation of an EU requirement on producer responsibility for packaging. Denmark is among the few EU countries that have not yet implemented this responsibility and therefore urgently needs to keep up with the green wave.
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