Legal basis
The Grand-Ducal Regulation of October 31, 1998 (in place from January 1, 1999) contains:
- Regulations on all materials and three types of packaging (primary, secondary and tertiary).
- Distinction between household and non-household packaging waste.
- The goals to be reached by December 31, 2008 are the following:
| Total recovery |
65 % |
| Total recycling |
60 % |
|
Recycling glass |
60 % |
|
Recycling paper/cardboard |
60 % |
|
Recycling metals |
50 % |
|
Recycling plastic |
22.5 % |
|
Recycling wood |
15 % |
- Obligation for the people responsible for packaging, i. e. producers, importers, distributors :
- To implement a collection system to reach the recycling targets
- To cover the total cost of collecting, sorting and recycling packaging
- To inform customers and the "Commission du suivi pluripartite" which controls compliance with the regulations
- Possibility for the people responsible for packaging to foresee the conclusion of voluntary agreements to promote the reuse of packaging.
