Starting with the 1st of June 2024 it is planned to increase the deposit fee for plastic packaging for beverage manufacturers, according to the entry from the Public Utilities Commission (SPRK) in the Latvian Herald.
The tariff used by Depozīta iepakojuma operators (DIO) LLC provides an increase in the cost of coloured plastic single-use deposit packaging from EUR 0.0252 to EUR 0.0256 per package, while the price of transparent plastic single deposit packaging will increase from EUR 0.0068 to EUR 0.0164 per unit.
At the same time, the membership fee will go down for four types of packaging – iron containers, single-use glass, reusable glass (all-purpose and individual design) – as well as maintaining the membership fee at zero for aluminum packaging.
The membership fee for iron packaging is proposed to be reduced from EUR 0.0343 per unit to zero mark, for disposable glass – from EUR 0.0429 to EUR 0.0333 per unit, while for reusable glass packaging with a universal design, the participation fee in the deposit system could decrease from EUR 0.0858 to EUR 0.066 per unit, while for individual design reusable glass – from EUR 0.0199 to EUR 0.0161 per unit.
LETA previously reported that information from DIO indicates that last year 138.4 million single-use clear plastic beverage containers were released on the market. Their return rate was at 85% last year. At the same time, 101.5 million units of single-use coloured plastic beverage containers were released on the market, their return rate was 89% last year.
The data also shows that 114.7 million aluminum beverage containers were released on the market last year, 77% of which was returned, and 600 000 iron packaging was placed on the market, of which 53% was returned. Meanwhile, the amount of disposable glass packaging placed on the market last year was 48.8 million, but returned 83%.
In turn, reusable universal design glass containers were released on the market in the amount of 57.6 million units, of which 91% were returned. Reusable individual design glass containers were released on the market in the amount of 16 million, of which 92% were returned.
DIO Production and Finance Director Diana Imaka previously explained to LETA that the deposit system membership fee project is applicable to deposit packers – this is the fee that beverage manufacturers and importers pay for the management of deposit packaging in the deposit system, so for each unit of deposit packaging placed on the market.
The deposit system operates on a not-for-profit basis and all the funds raised are reinvested in the operation and development of the system, Imaka noted.
The beverage container deposit system was adopted in Latvia on the 1st of February 2022.
DIO, as the winner of the state procurement, operated with turnover of EUR 18.474 million and profits of EUR 4.086 million in 2022.
The company was registered in 2020 with base capital of EUR 124 500. The owners of the company are “Beer and Drink Packaging Union” LLC (18.07%), “Coca Cola HBC Latvia” LLC (18.07%), “Cido Grupa” LLC (12.05%), “Cēsu alus” JSC (12.05%), “PET Baltija” JSC (12.05%), “Aldaris” JSC (12.05%), Latvian Retailers Association (9.64%) and Latvian Brewers Union (6.02%).
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DIO announces increase of plastic packaging deposit fee
