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Company, this is how to go about your producer responsibility
Companies subject to producer responsibility have an obligation to organise the collection and recycling of all of their packaging and they also pay the resulting costs.
Producer responsibility can be covered by signing a contract with Finnish Packaging Producers Ltd (FPP). Here at Rinki, we serve your company on behalf of the producer organisation. You can sign a contract with FPP through Rinki that covers your producer responsibility obligations for packaging – it is easy and works on a turnkey basis.
Would you like to learn more? Or are you still wondering if the producer responsibility obligations apply to your company? Read more about these questions below.
What producer responsibility?
How is producer responsibility organised in Finland?
Producer responsibility for packaging is cooperation that involves authorities, producer organisations, companies with producer responsibility, consumers and Rinki.
Producer responsibility is based on legislation. It obliges companies that pack, import packed products or distance sell products to users in Finland to pay for the recycling of the packaging that they place on the market.
Producer responsibility is taken care of by joining a producer organisation. Companies with producer responsibility pay recycling fees to a producer organisation, which uses the funds to take care of the collection and recycling of packaging waste and other statutory duties.
There are two producer organisations in the packaging sector in Finland: Finnish Packaging Producers Ltd and Sumi Ltd.
Rinki is a service company founded and owned by Finnish industry and retail trade and handles tasks such as the collection of packaging data from companies, customer service operations and invoicing on behalf of Finnish Packaging Producers Ltd. Rinki manages the network of eco take-back points for consumers and offers advice on sorting and recycling on behalf of Finnish Packaging Producers Ltd and Sumi Ltd.
The Finnish Supervisory Agency is the competent authority for producer responsibility.
Several partners are involved in the producer responsibility system, and they all share one ambition: to recycle all packaging.
Rinki handles the registration of Finnish Packaging Producers Ltd’s customers, the collection of packaging data, customer service operations and invoicing.
Finnish Packaging Producers Ltd
Finnish Packaging Producers Ltd (FPP) responsible for the collection and recycling of plastic, glass, metal, paper and carton as well as wooden packaging in Finland.
The benefits of centralised producer responsibility
Your company is obliged to be part of the system that is organised by Rinki together with the packaging industry producer organisations on behalf of the contracted companies.
One contract provides your company with all these benefits:
- It is an easy way to take care of your company’s producer responsibility. Packaging that you place on the market is recycled.
- Collection of consumer packaging according to legal requirements – and in a cost-effective manner.
- Advice on how to communicate about responsibility.
- Up-to-date information on packaging recycling and changes to legislation.
- Free advice and assistance on producer responsibility.
