On June 12, 1990, the German government promulgated the first packaging waste disposal regulations - the "Packaging - Packaging Waste Disposal Ordinance", which aims to reduce the generation of packaging waste. It is stipulated that unavoidable disposable packaging waste must be reused or recycled. The regulations also mandate that each manufacturing company is not only responsible for the product, but also responsible for the recycling of its packaging, and instructs companies engaged in transportation, agency, sales, packaging companies and wholesalers to recycle their used packaging. They can also Choose to entrust recycling responsibilities to a recycling company that specializes in recycling.
Under the influence of Germany's legislation on mandatory recycling of packaging waste, the European Union also adopted the "EU Packaging Guidelines" on December 20, 1994. The "Guidelines", like German regulations, prioritize recycling. The order of packaging waste treatment is: reduction, recycling, material recycling (degradable materials must be used for those that cannot be reused), incineration and energy reuse, landfill and composting; the "Packaging Guidelines" require all member states Measures must be taken to establish a recycling system for used packaging that uses recycling marks. Packaging manufacturers must recycle used packaging. Those who entrust a third party to recycle must pay an environmental recycling mark usage fee; the "Guidelines" require member states to recycle packaging. The recycling rate index of waste is lower than the requirements of German regulations. In 2001, the recycling rate reached 50%, and the recycling rate of each packaging material waste must reach at least 15%.
The number of countries adopting the "Green Dot" recycling mark has since spread across the EU and other countries, reaching 16 so far. They are: Austria (1993), Belgium (1994), Czech Republic (2000), France (1993), Hungary (2001), Greece (2002), Ireland (1998), Latvia (2000), Luxembourg (1995), Norway ( 2000), Poland (2002), Portugal (1997), Spain (1996), Sweden (2001), Canada (2001), and the United States (2001).
DSD Recycling Company's national recycling system relies on its contracts with more than 500 private and waste management companies, which is a model that is not subject to geographical economic restrictions; at the same time, DSD Company, as a privately owned organization engaged in public interest services, also Under the premise of national environmental policy requirements, we coordinate the interests of local governments, waste management departments and recycling companies through fee-based operations, and clarify the responsibilities and rights of all parties so that recycling work can be carried out smoothly.
DSD issues licensed "green dot" marks and charges fees to packaging companies and importers that entrust them with packaging waste recycling. The charging standard is calculated based on the different types of recycled waste packaging, based on weight, volume and area.
Packaging companies, importers and trading companies can use the "green dot" mark registered with DSD after filling out the form and paying. By 2000, DSD had 17,900 companies using its "Green Dot" logo, and had recycled 340 million tons of packaging waste for recycling, reuse and treatment.
Description of the recycling operation of packaging waste by the DSD two-way system: Its application cycle is: packaging product manufacturer → sell the packaging to the production company for packaging or filling, the production company must pay the green dot fee to the two-way system → production company’s Disposable packaging products can be printed with the Green Dot logo → handed over to stores for sale → consumer consumption → post-consumer waste packaging will be recycled by Green Dot Company in the garbage collection box it invested in → discarded by Green Dot Company or its contracted recyclers After the materials are sorted and collected, they are transported to the recycling factory → produced into recycled raw materials (or made into other products) → returned to the packaging product manufacturer to produce recycled products.
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