The Central Agency Packaging Register (ZSVR) is now publishing case reports that transparently present the facts of violations of the Packaging Act.
The ZSVR analyses the information provided by the manufacturers and detects anomalies through its audits. In addition to the ongoing information provided by the ZSVR to the state enforcement authorities in the event of indications of irregular behaviour, there is now another instrument: the ZSVR now publishes case reports. The cases published with the reports are the state enforcement authorities at the time of publication on the website of the ZSVR already exists. This instrument is intended to help manufacturers, Identify your own unlawful behaviour more quickly and switch off.
Packaging always poses an environmental problem if it is superfluous, too large or not properly recycled. Manufacturers and retailers must therefore Comprehensive collection, sorting and recycling of their packaging. Perceived product responsibility is demonstrated by the fact that companies are Packaging register LUCID register and get a System participation agreement with a (dual) system finalise.
„Only those who bear the financial responsibility for the disposal of all packaging think about avoidance and better recycling. In the era of the Packaging Ordinance, many companies have developed a decreasingly legally compliant practice. This urgently needs to change, and we want to make this clear to all companies that have not yet scrutinised their own implementation,“ says Gunda Rachut, Director of the Central Agency Packaging Register.
As the large quantities of packaging are also placed on the market by large companies, it makes sense to start the measures there. In this respect, the first case reports Corporate issues with high packaging volumes and below-average legal compliance concern. According to Section 26 VerpackG, the ZSVR must hand over information on specific indications of administrative offences together with the evidence to the state enforcement authorities. These are then responsible for the fine proceedings in the next step. Anyone who does not comply with the obligations must expect corresponding consequences.
The now published first case report „Garden centre“ summarises the key facts relating to packaging volumes for the reference year 2018 in a company in the horticultural sector with an associated mail order business. The concrete evidence of the packaging law violations presented. In this first case report, this concerns the obligations to participate in the system and to file a declaration of completeness. Furthermore, it is explained which far-reaching consequences can threaten.
„The start has been made. From now on, the ZSVR will regularly publish further case reports. This will help companies to check their compliance in the area of product responsibility. By publishing case reports, we are fulfilling our duty to provide information and ensuring that companies fulfil their product responsibility,“ explains Gunda Rachut fixed.
In conclusion, she summarises: „Recycling does not come for free, It needs a healthy market. Only if we ensure that the Fair and equitable financing is adopted by all obligated parties, the objectives of the Packaging Act can be achieved.“
Source: ZSVR
