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If you want to operate a nationwide system for the disposal of sales packaging, you need an official permit.

In accordance with Section 7 (1) of the German Packaging Act (VerpackG), manufacturers of sales packaging filled with goods that typically accumulate with private end consumers are obliged to participate in a system (known as a dual system). This system is responsible for the collection, sorting and recycling of packaging on behalf of the obligated parties. The systems must be set up nationwide and require approval from the competent authority.

The approval can subsequently be provided with ancillary provisions that are necessary to ensure that the conditions that existed when the determination was made are also permanently guaranteed during the operation of the system.

Once approval has been granted, you must guarantee the regular collection of used, empty sales packaging from private final consumers or in their vicinity free of charge throughout the specified catchment area. You must recycle the packaging collected in your collection system in accordance with the legal requirements. Several systems may cooperate in setting up and operating their systems.

According to Section 8 (1) VerpackG, the obligation to participate in a dual system may be waived if manufacturers and distributors of sales packaging deliver to sources of waste generation that are treated as equivalent to private households pursuant to Section 3 (11) VerpackG and organize their own collection of their packaging at these sources of waste generation. The operators of these so-called industry solutions must notify the competent authority of their activities.

Proof of area-wide collection

Submission of coordination agreements with the public waste management authorities in whose disposal area the system is to be set up

Proof of appropriate sorting and recycling capacities

Submission of the financing agreement with the Central Agency pursuant to section 25 (1) sentence 2 VerpackG

Contracts for area-wide collection

Coordination agreement with the public waste management authorities in whose disposal area the system is to be set up

Contracts on sorting and recycling

Financing agreement with the Central Agency pursuant to section 25 (1) sentence 2 VerpackG

Cost framework (tariff item 3.4.1 according to GebOMUGV): 5,113 to 25,565

• Further information can be found in the fee schedule

An application for system approval must be submitted. The application must be submitted to the State Office for the Environment of the State of Brandenburg.

Once it has been determined that the application documents are complete, the application is finally processed.

The applicant receives a system permit or a notice of rejection.

Approval is published by the competent authority.

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State Office for the Environment of the State of Brandenburg

Department T1, Unit T16

• § 6 Verpackungsverordnung (VerpackV)

• Further information from the Stiftung Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister can be found here:

Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and Climate Protection (MLUK) of the State of Brandenburg, Department 5