Financing
The parties responsible for placing a product on the national market – producers, importers and distributors of private labels – finance the collection, sorting and recycling of the packaging waste. They delegate their legal responsibility to Fost Plus and finance the system via the Green Dot, depending on the composition and quantity of the packaging.
By the end of 2009, 5.407 companies joined Fost Plus, paying a contribution. These contributions enabled the financing and coordination selective collection and sorting of household packaging waste, in collaboration with the intermunicipal authorities.
Tariffs
How are the tariffs calculated?
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EUR/T (excl. VAT) |
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Glass |
18,4 |
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Paper and cardboard (>85% fibre) |
17,6 |
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Steel (>50%) |
37,6 |
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Aluminium (>50%, >50µ) |
137,9 |
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PET bottles |
199,4 |
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HDPE bottles and flasks |
199,4 |
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Drinks cartons |
272,8 |
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Other recoverable |
313,5 |
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Other not recoverable |
441,7 |
For more details on the application of the tariffs, download this file.
Examples (valid for one item - without transport packaging)
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Country: Belgium |
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Example 1: |
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Can filled with corn |
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Calculation of licence fees for 1 item |
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Packaging data per can: |
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Weight of tinplate: 45,63 g |
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Weight of paper label: 2,55 g |
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Volume of can: 425 ml |
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Calculation of weight related fee: |
Cent |
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45,63 g x 3,76 Cent/kg of tinplate |
0,1716 |
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2,55 g x 1,76 Cent/kg of paper |
0,0045 |
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Calculation of item fee: |
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/ |
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Subtotal |
0,1761 |
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Reduction quota |
/ |
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Subtotal net |
0,1761 |
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VAT 21 % |
0,0370 |
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Grand total gross (tariff 2010) |
0,2131 |
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Country: Belgium |
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Example 2: |
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Cardboard box with plastic window for headset |
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Calculation of licence fee for 1 item |
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Packaging data per box: |
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Weight of box: 106,8 g |
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Weight of plastic window: 9,28 g |
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15,5 cm x 22 cm x 7,7 cm = 2.625,7 cm³ |
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Calculation of weight related fee: |
Cent |
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106,8 g x 1,76 Cent/kg of paper |
0,1880 |
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9,28 g x 31,35 Cent/kg of plastic |
0,2909 |
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Calculation of item fee: |
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/ |
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Subtotal |
0,4789 |
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Reduction quota |
/ |
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Subtotal net |
0,4789 |
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VAT |
0,1006 |
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Grand total gross (fee 2010) |
0,5795 |
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