Glossary
Registers and schemes.
Who you actually register with: LUCID and the ZSVR in Germany, Citeo in France, Verpact, NPA, and the schemes outside the EU.
10 terms
Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO)
The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) is a not-for-profit organisation leading the development of a circular economy for packaging in Australia.
California SB 54 (Plastic Pollution Prevention Act)
California SB 54 is a landmark environmental law establishing extended producer responsibility for packaging and single-use plastic food serviceware.
Chasing Arrows Symbol Ban (California)
The California chasing arrows symbol ban, formally established by SB 343, is a state law prohibiting manufacturers from displaying the universal recycling symbol on products or packaging unless the...
Circular Action Alliance (CAA)
The Circular Action Alliance is a designated producer responsibility organisation that helps businesses comply with state-level environmental regulations in the United States.
Dual System
A dual system is Germany's commercial packaging recovery framework, requiring obligated producers to contract with a private operator to finance the collection, sorting, and recycling of their hous...
German Packaging Act (VerpackG)
The German Packaging Act, or VerpackG, is the strict federal law behind the LUCID packaging register and the dual-system obligation, enforcing a zero-threshold registration duty to ensure businesse...
LUCID Packaging Register (Germany)
The LUCID Packaging Register is Germany's mandatory public database for packaging compliance, operated by the Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister (ZSVR). Producers must obtain a LUCID registration...
Multi-Material Stewardship Manitoba (MMSM)
Multi-Material Stewardship Manitoba (MMSM) is the designated producer responsibility organisation managing the recovery of packaging and printed paper in the Canadian province of Manitoba, ensuring...
Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (pEPR UK)
Packaging extended producer responsibility (pEPR) is the United Kingdom's regulatory framework that makes businesses financially responsible for the full cost of managing household packaging waste,...
Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority (RPRA) Ontario
The Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority is the regulatory body mandated by the Government of Ontario to enforce circular economy legislation and oversee the province's transition to a comp...