Information in English

REPA

— a simple way to resolve your company's responsibilities as a producer

According to the law "Ordinance of Producers' responsibilities for packaging" all companies that produce, import or sell packaged goods are subject to a number of obligations.

The company shall:

• ensure that a collection system exists, through which customers and other end consumers can return used packaging
• ensure that customers receive the information they need about the collection of used packaging
• ensure that collected packaging is recovered, recycled and put to good use as either new raw material or energy.

To make it easier for all companies affected by this law, Sweden's business and industrial sector has joined forces to create a common system for the collection and recycling of packaging. A service organization, REPA, has also been established.

A nationwide recycling system for packaging

REPA:s role is to provide all companies with access to the nationwide recycling system, which is designed to simply and efficiently meet producer obligations.

REPA and FTI
REPA's operations where transformed to FTI — Förpacknings- och Tidningsinsamlingen (Packaging and Newspaper Collection) in August 1, 2007. In practice, this does not involve any change for customers in REPA. REPA will be retained as a brand and is now a subsidiary of FTI.

Cost-price service

The recycling system is not profit-motivated. All companies affiliated with the system pay packaging fees in relation to the amount of packaging material their operations generate.

Objectives and results

Today nearly 10 000 companies are affiliated with REPA. They account for most of all packaging in the Swedish market. Collection levels have increased and in most cases exceed Government objectives.

Membership form

Affiliation agreement A15 - valid from January 1, 2011

REPA's Instructions

Materials and types of packaging incl. article numbers - April 1, 2011

New reporting procedure for packaging volumes - December 2011

REPA's Newsletters

No 3-2011
No 2-2011
No 1-2011

No 3-2010
No 2-2010
No 1-2010

No 4-2009
No 3-2009
No 2-2009
No 1-2009

Green Dot

Companies that are affiliated with REPA are entitled to use the "Green Dot" symbol on their packaging. This symbol is used in a large number of European countries as proof that a company meets its obligations as a producer.