
{"id":8281,"date":"2024-12-16T15:31:04","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T13:31:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rinkiin.fi\/usein-kysytyt-kysymykset-ahvenanmaa\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T14:28:29","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T12:28:29","slug":"faqs-aland","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rinkiin.fi\/en\/producer-responsibility\/producer-responsibility-in-the-aland-islands\/faqs-aland\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQs: \u00c5land"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"Hero bg-custom-green-50 min-h-[19.625rem] mb-8\" >\n    <div class=\"w-full h-full wrap relative\">\n        <h1 class=\"Title\n            text-black\n            font-bold\n            relative pt-[9.875rem] pb-4\n        \">\n            FAQs: \u00c5land\n        <\/h1>\n\n                    <div class=\"Breadcrumb flex wrap absolute top-24\"><span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to Rinkiin.fi.\" href=\"https:\/\/rinkiin.fi\/en\/\" class=\"home\" aria-current=\"page\"><span property=\"name\">Rinkiin.fi<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/span><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n        <div\n        id=\"Section\"\n        class=\"\n            Block\n            Section\n            relative\n            overflow-hidden\n            max-w-[54rem]\n            mx-auto\n            \">\n        <div class=\"Section-background absolute top-0 right-0 bottom-0 left-0 z-0 \" style=\"scroll-margin-top: 82px;\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"Section-content z-10 relative \">\n            \n\n<p>On this page you will find <strong>frequently asked questions <\/strong>about the <strong>EPR scheme for packaging in \u00c5land<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"AccordionContent my-8 wrap\" >\n            <details class=\"Element relative border-2 border-custom-green-dark overflow-hidden p-4 lg:p-8 mb-4 last:mb-0 rounded-xl flex flex-col\">\n                            <summary class=\"Title\n                        flex flex-col justify-start\n                        text-black\n                        font-bold\n                        w-[calc(100%-3rem)]\n                        h4\n                    \"\n                    tabindex=\"0\"\n                >\n                    Is my company producer responsible for its packaging in \u00c5land?\n\n                    <div class=\"icon absolute top-8 right-8 accordion-element-trigger accordion-element-trigger--js\">\n                        <div class=\"rotate-90\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 24\">\n  <path id=\"chevron-right-light_5_\" data-name=\"chevron-right-light (5)\" d=\"M80.248,55.775a.856.856,0,0,1-.049-1.211l9.7-10.559L80.2,33.44a.857.857,0,0,1,1.259-1.164L91.743,43.419a.855.855,0,0,1,0,1.164L81.458,55.725A.858.858,0,0,1,80.248,55.775Z\" transform=\"translate(-79.972 -32)\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/summary>\n            \n            <div class=\"content mt-8 scale-y-0\">\n                                                    <div class=\"flex flex-col justify-center\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"Text\n                                text-black\n                                font-normal\n                                pb-4\n                            \">\n                                                                    <p>Your company is producer responsibility in \u00c5land if it professionally:<br \/>\n&#8211; packs products in \u00c5land for the \u00c5land market<br \/>\n&#8211; Imports packed products to \u00c5land (imported products include products imported from the Mainland Finland)<br \/>\n&#8211; manufactures or imports empty drinking cups and their caps and lids containing plastic that are sold empty to the end-user in \u00c5land<br \/>\n&#8211; manufactures in \u00c5land or imports to \u00c5land service- and grower packaging<br \/>\n&#8211; sells packed products from a region outside of \u00c5land to users in \u00c5land via distance sales<\/p>\n\n                                                            <\/span>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/details>\n            <details class=\"Element relative border-2 border-custom-green-dark overflow-hidden p-4 lg:p-8 mb-4 last:mb-0 rounded-xl flex flex-col\">\n                            <summary class=\"Title\n                        flex flex-col justify-start\n                        text-black\n                        font-bold\n                        w-[calc(100%-3rem)]\n                        h4\n                    \"\n                    tabindex=\"0\"\n                >\n                    What kind of packaging should my company report?\n\n                    <div class=\"icon absolute top-8 right-8 accordion-element-trigger accordion-element-trigger--js\">\n                        <div class=\"rotate-90\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 24\">\n  <path id=\"chevron-right-light_5_\" data-name=\"chevron-right-light (5)\" d=\"M80.248,55.775a.856.856,0,0,1-.049-1.211l9.7-10.559L80.2,33.44a.857.857,0,0,1,1.259-1.164L91.743,43.419a.855.855,0,0,1,0,1.164L81.458,55.725A.858.858,0,0,1,80.248,55.775Z\" transform=\"translate(-79.972 -32)\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/summary>\n            \n            <div class=\"content mt-8 scale-y-0\">\n                                                    <div class=\"flex flex-col justify-center\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"Text\n                                text-black\n                                font-normal\n                                pb-4\n                            \">\n                                                                    <p>All packaging, whether group packaging or consumer packaging etc., is covered by producer responsibility. The company is responsible for the activities covered by producer responsibility under its own company ID.<\/p>\n<p>For reporting purposes, packaging is categorised as single-use and reusable packaging.<br \/>\n<span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Instructions for reporting 2025 packaging data (\u00c5land) you will find here: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/rinkiin.fi\/en\/producer-responsibility\/producer-responsibility-in-the-aland-islands\/reporting-packaging-data-aland\/\">Reporting packaging data \u00c5land.<\/a><\/p>\n\n                                                            <\/span>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/details>\n            <details class=\"Element relative border-2 border-custom-green-dark overflow-hidden p-4 lg:p-8 mb-4 last:mb-0 rounded-xl flex flex-col\">\n                            <summary class=\"Title\n                        flex flex-col justify-start\n                        text-black\n                        font-bold\n                        w-[calc(100%-3rem)]\n                        h4\n                    \"\n                    tabindex=\"0\"\n                >\n                    My company has already joined the producer responsibility scheme in Mainland Finland, does my company need to join the \u00c5land scheme separately?\n\n                    <div class=\"icon absolute top-8 right-8 accordion-element-trigger accordion-element-trigger--js\">\n                        <div class=\"rotate-90\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 24\">\n  <path id=\"chevron-right-light_5_\" data-name=\"chevron-right-light (5)\" d=\"M80.248,55.775a.856.856,0,0,1-.049-1.211l9.7-10.559L80.2,33.44a.857.857,0,0,1,1.259-1.164L91.743,43.419a.855.855,0,0,1,0,1.164L81.458,55.725A.858.858,0,0,1,80.248,55.775Z\" transform=\"translate(-79.972 -32)\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/summary>\n            \n            <div class=\"content mt-8 scale-y-0\">\n                                                    <div class=\"flex flex-col justify-center\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"Text\n                                text-black\n                                font-normal\n                                pb-4\n                            \">\n                                                                    <p>The \u00c5land producer responsibility scheme is separate from the mainland Finland producer responsibility scheme. If your company is liable for producer responsibility in \u00c5land, it must also join the \u00c5land system.<\/p>\n<p>Joining Finnish Packaging Producers&#8217; EPR scheme is done through a separate \u00c5land agreement.<\/p>\n\n                                                            <\/span>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/details>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Customer service<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Any questions about producer responsibility in \u00c5land?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Send your question by e-mail to <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:info@rinkiin.fi\"><strong>info@rinkiin.fi<\/strong><\/a><strong> or leave a request for a call.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are happy to help!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"tel:+358961623500\">09 6162 3500<\/a><\/strong><br><strong>(weekdays 8.30 a.m.\u201315.30 p.m.) local landline charge\/mobile charge<\/strong><br><strong><a href=\"mailto:info@rinkiin.fi\">info@rinkiin.fi<\/a><\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":8289,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8281","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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