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As of 1 July 2022, shipping packaging added to your goods when shipped by fulfilment service providers and electronic marketplaces will no longer be licensed by them. The obligation to license these quantities (shipping packaging) is then passed on to the distributors. As a rough estimate of shipping packaging volume, Amazon recommends take-e-way customers assume 95 grams of paper and 5 grams of plastic per unit shipped as a rule of thumb when planning licensing volumes.

Violation of the Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act may result in a fine of up to 100,000,00 euros. In principle, a fine is not limited to maximum amount, but if the profit was very much higher, then the fine may turn out very much higher, too.

IFAT Munich 2022, the world’s leading trade fair for water, sewage, waste and raw materials management, is scheduled to be held from 30 May until 3 June 2022. The association bvse presents the SME businesses of the recycling and waste management industry at its large shared stand 115/214 in Hall A6, Entrance East. take-e-way will be available to you there with its information stand for discussions. Make an appointment right now!

Comply with your information and notification obligations under the Batteries Act just as securely as those under the Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act. If you do not have a “Disposal” menu item on your website, you should at least fulfil your duty to provide disclosures in your publishing information, ideally below the indication of the WEEE number.

On the subject of the EPR and labelling obligations in France, we offer you not one, but two free events in the next few days. Sign up right now!

On Thursday, 28 April 2022, the next free live webinar on “Labelling regulations to support correct disposal in the EU” will be held, starting at 14:00h. The webinar will provide a comprehensive overview of the legal environment surrounding labelling, not only of packaging, but also of other waste streams (e.g., WEEE and batteries). Afterwards, you will have the opportunity to raise any questions you may have. Further particulars and the link for registration purposes are available here: