Pioneer in EPR – The Green Dot: Lessons learned in 30 years of operation as PRO in Germany

In the fourth session of our webinar series “PROs around the globe” Ursula Denison will represent and introduce the PRO Green Dot (Der Grüne Punkt) from Germany. “Der Grüne Punkt” was founded in 1990 as the first system to implement the principle of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for packaging in Germany. As the first system of its kind worldwide, it has been providing nationwide collection of used sales packages and obtains raw materials for the closed-cycle economy. Today Der Grüne Punkt does not only offer compliance service to producers, but is also active in consulting on packaging recyclability, international compliance and use of recyclates in packaging. It also has invested in infrastructure – a highly automated sorting plant for light weight packaging as well as two plastic recycling plants for PP and LDPE from household collection.

Between October 30 and December 11, 2024, the Global Action Partnership for Extended Producer Responsibility (GAP for EPR) and the GreenTechKnowledge Hub of the Export Initiative for Environmental Protection are hosting six sessions of our webinar series “PROs around the Globe”! Each session features a different organisation, presenting their structures, challenges, and Producer Responsibility Organisation (PRO) set-up.  

Producer Responsibility Organizations are the system operator of an EPR system. This makes them the “spider in the web” and one of the most important actors in its implementation. This series will discuss the responsibilities of PROs as well as their structure, set-up, and processes in their country-specific context. 

🌱This webinar series "PROs Around the Globe" is organized by the GAP for EPR and the GreenTechKnowledgeHub of the Export Initiative for Environmental Protection. We are excited to host a total of six insightful webinars featuring different organisations sharing their best practices, challenges and PRO facilities.

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this webinar do not reflect the positions of the core partners of GAP for EPR, nor of PREVENT Waste Alliance members or official policy positions of the international organisations and governments involved.