Information about producer responsibility for packaging in Sweden

Within the EU companies who sell packaged products are affected by the Extended Producers Responsibility. So also in Sweden. If your company brings packaging into the Swedish market, you are an obligated packaging producer and must ensure that the packaging is collected and recycled. Producer responsibility is a statutory obligation, and you need to register with the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency before putting products on the Swedish market.

Your company has producer responsibility if you:

• Fill or otherwise use a package (to protect, present or facilitate the handling and transport of an item) in Sweden
• Bring a packaged item to Sweden
• Manufacture a package in Sweden (service packaging)
• Bring a package to Sweden (service packaging)
• From a country other than Sweden, sell a packaged product or a package to an end user in Sweden (this definition took effect from 1 January 2023)

FTI is the Swedish EPR system with national collection, and state of the art sorting and recycling. When affiliated to FTI, you are compliant with your obligation.

FTI offers advice and information to companies. The requirements of the law are fulfilled through a nationwide system for collecting and recycling of paper, plastic and metal packaging. Furthermore, FTI can support and help companies with

• Collecting and recycling packaging
• Packaging design that makes it easier to recycle
• Labels on packaging to make them easier to sort correctly
• Keeping track of regulatory requirements
• Assistance for reporting to government agencies

Do you want to know more we answer your questions, inform you what you need to do to be compliant and help you to affiliate with FTI.

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions. You can reach us by sending a mail to kund@ftiab.se.

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