Examine the case for stronger transparency in EPR governance and fee-setting to improve accountability and market confidence.
Region: Europe
Across Europe, Reloop works at a national and pan-European level. We are actively engaged in the development of EU policy focused on resource management.
Learn why stronger monitoring frameworks are essential for effective EPR enforcement, compliance and fair competition.
Explore how stronger audit requirements can improve transparency, data quality and enforcement in Extended Producer Responsibility systems.
Discover how effective penalty frameworks can deter non-compliance and strengthen EPR enforcement.
Reloop has published a series of papers outlining key recommendations to shape Europe’s forthcoming Circular Economy Act.
Slovakia’s Deposit Return System (DRS) for single-use beverage containers officially launched on January 1, 2022.
Austria’s mandatory single-use deposit return system started on 1 January 2025, and within its first year reached a 81.5% collection rate, with around 1.4 billion containers collected.
This position paper calls for governance reform focused on transparency, monitoring, audits, and penalties to ensure EPR systems deliver credible environmental outcomes, fair cost allocation, and a functioning internal market.
This briefing examines how EPR schemes are governed across the EU and whether current legislation ensures transparency, accountability and fairness.