Tariffs by material (Ordinary Declaration)

The Green Dot cost to be applied to the packaging depends on the type of material. Therefore, given the same weight, aluminium packaging shall not require the same monetary contribution as cardboard, plastic or steel packaging.

 
Current tariffs have been calculated to cover the extra cost arising out of the selective collection of packaging waste. The tariffs have been updated so that service can be provided using the Selective Collection System to an ever increasing population.

Tariffs for the different types of packaging material are as follows:

* “Other Materials”. In this section, we shall find all of those materials not included in any specific group, such as textiles, etc.

Novelties tariffs glass 2011

As of 2011, Ecovidrio modifies the manner in which the Green Dot is calculated for glass packaging.

The new method of calculation is composed of two addends: One for packaging units placed on the market and the other for the weight of those glass packages. Therefore, there will be one contribution in € per packaging unit plus a contribution in € per Kg. of packaging.

Nevertheless, the Ecoembes’ Delegate Committee decided that the procedure to be followed in the implementation of the new criterion would be that the Definitive declarations 2010 and the Provisional declarations 2011 would be calculated applying the glass tariffs in force in 2010. The provisional declaration 2011 shall be settled in February 2010, with the Definitive declaration 2011/Provisional declaration 2012. The new criterion in respect of the glass contribution shall be taken into account in the calculation of these last two declarations.

General criteria for application of the Green Dot cost

Each of the elements making up a particular item of packaging, the cap, handle, bottle, label, case, etc. will contribute separately, applying the scale for the pertinent material. For example, a plastic bottle with an aluminium cap has three separable elements: the bottle to which the scale for the plastic material shall be applied, the cap to which the scale for aluminium shall be applied, and the label to which the scale for cardboard shall be applied. The green dot cost of this product shall be the sum of the cost of the bottle, the cap and the label.

When packaging or packaging elements (caps, valves, handles, etc.) are compound, that is to say, made up of 2 or more materials which are separate in origin but which can only be separated by the end consumer with difficulty when the package is formed, they will be charged based on the main material.

Tariffs and the Simplified Declaration 

The tariffs to be applied in this mode are determined on the basis of how many tons of packaging were place on the market over the course of the preceding year.