Sweden — producer responsibility for packaging and municipal collection
Producentansvar för förpackningar (förordning 2022:1274)
- Type
- EPR scheme
- Jurisdiction
- Sweden
- Current stage
- in application
- Impact
- medium
- Last verified change
- 1 Jan 2024
- Next date
- 1 Jan 2027 All municipalities must have kerbside collection of paper, plastic, metal and glass packaging; bulky packaging collected via accessible collection points.
Since 1 January 2024 Swedish municipalities collect household packaging waste, financed by producers. All municipalities must have kerbside collection of paper, plastic, metal and glass packaging by 1 January 2027.
Overview checked against the official sources · review record
Timeline of verified changes
- 1 Jan 2024From 1 January 2024 municipalities took operational responsibility for collecting household packaging waste and informing households about prevention and sorting.
Source quote (sv, with translation)
Från den 1 januari 2024 har kommunerna det operativa ansvaret för att samla in hushållens förpackningsavfall och att informera hushållen om förebyggande åtgärder samt sortering av förpackningsavfall.
English translation: From 1 January 2024, municipalities have operational responsibility for collecting households' packaging waste and for informing households about prevention measures and the sorting of packaging waste.