Green Dot (symbol)

The Green point, even just the point, is a Europe-wide identification system for packaging recycling. The pictogram is common, however, required in almost all European dual collection and recycling systems in the waste separation only in a few countries, international ( worldwide) a registered trademark, and is handled by license acquisition.

The icon indicates that the manufacturer of the product has the legal fees for the Altstoffverwertung paid in advance, and is therefore exempted from the statutory obligation to take back ( used and emptied ) packaging free of charge. Containers and materials to migrate into the general waste separation, which is funded through the license fee. In most states, is provided by a private company - or a few - the handling of the allocation of licenses and settlement and distribution of taxes and duties to the disposer. The meaning for the consumer is: " Can ( emptied ) are disposed of in the garbage " - as it is to separate, say the neighboring pictograms.

The icon consists of two intertwined arrows in a circle in different colors. The point need not be green, it may also simply part of the packaging color can be customized in order to save additional costs for additional printing inks.

The system was developed in 1991 by the Dual System Germany GmbH. Since 1997, he is governed by the EU Directive 94/62/CE. The sign was designed by Lars Oehlschlaeger which it leaned on the symbol of Yin and Yang.

With the current version of the Packaging Regulation entered into force on 1 January 2009 is no longer required to, the registration symbol "green dot " on the registered packaging.

National

  • Fost Plus, French Le Point vert (Belgium )
  • Green Dot ( Germany )
  • Éco -Emballages, Le Point Vert (France, even with its subsidiary Adelphe )
  • CONAI, Italian Il Punto Verde ( Consorzio Nazionale Imballaggi, Italy)
  • Grønt Punkt Norge, Norwegian I Grønt point (Norway )
  • Altstoff Recycling Austria, the point ( Austria )

The Switzerland does not use the Green Dot, but in the Swiss Recycling ( Swiss Association of recycling organizations ) independent characters that are based partly on the standard CEN / CR 14311 ().

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