How does the system operate?
EKO-KOM, a.s. is authorized packaging company, which provides associated compliance of take-back and recovery of packaging waste, based on the authorized decision made by Ministry of the Environment on 28th March 2002, which took effect on 30th March 2002 and based on extension of authorized decision made by Ministry of the Environment on 29th March 2005, which took effect on 21th April 2005. The take-back and recovery obligations based on articles of the Packaging Act 477/2001Coll. apply to any entity that places, or puts into circulation any packages or package products, mainly those who produce, import or sell. The entities could join the EKO-KOM system and ensure obligations of take-back and recovery of packaging.
The EKO-KOM System provides collection and recovery of packaging waste mainly through municipal schemes of separate collection. EKO-KOM, a.s. co-finance costs of municipal separate collection of packaging waste from households and cooperate with waste management operators to ensure collection of packaging from industry and retail.
This solution is based on legal framework given by the packaging law and waste law:
- Producers, importers, fillers, and distributors of packaging and packaged products shall ensure collection and recovery of packaging waste.
- Based on the Waste Act, the municipalities shall separate and recover waste. Part of sorted components of municipal waste is also consumer packaging, which should be recovered.
On the one hand EKO-KOM, a.s. enters into a Contract on Collective Complience with entities which put packaging on the market or into circulation. Based on these contracts, EKO-KOM collects data concerning packaging production and accepts payments, the value of which depends on the reported packaging production.
On the other hand EKO-KOM, a.s. enters into a Packaging Waste Collection and Recycling Contract with municipalities and entities authorised to handle waste. These subjects are then obliged to keep a register tracking the quantity of collected and recovered packaging waste, on the basis of which EKO-KOM, a.s. financially contributes to the systems of collecting, sorting and utilising packaging waste.
The System follows similar patterns as in other EU countries, where systems provide the same services and make up an integral part of municipal waste management. Besides the associated compliance of take-back and recovery of packaging waste, EKO-KOM provides other accompanied activities: statistics and information, expert and advisory, research and education.
- How does the system operate?
- The history
- Legal framework
- The Green Dot
- Actions for the public
- How to join the system?
- EKO-KOM fees
- Downloads
- Client list
- List of auditors
- Links
EKO-KOM, a.s.
Na Pankráci 1685/17
140 21 Praha 4
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