Glossary
EPR, defined.
Extended Producer Responsibility itself: who counts as a producer, who you register with, and how fees are set.
7 terms
Circular Economy
The circular economy is an economic system that is restorative by design: it keeps materials and products circulating at their highest value and eliminates waste, standing in direct contrast to the...
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...
Eco-Modulation
Eco-modulation is a fee mechanism that adjusts Extended Producer Responsibility charges according to the environmental performance of packaging, rewarding recyclable and mono-material designs with...
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is a policy principle that shifts the cost and operational burden of end-of-life waste management from municipalities and taxpayers onto the businesses that p...
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...
Producer Responsibility Organisation (PRO)
A Producer Responsibility Organisation (PRO) is an approved collective commercial body that producers pay to organise the collection, sorting, recycling, and reporting of their packaging waste, ful...