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As we approach the closure of the first half of 2025, the producer responsibility organisation Näringslivets Producentansvar (NPA) concludes that the invoiced packaging fees have exceeded the actual costs of collection and recycling. We are therefore refunding the surplus to our customers – in line with our non-for-profit business model.

By the end of 2025, all transports within Sweden for which Näringslivets Producentansvar (NPA) is responsible will be 100 percent fossil-free. The decision is part of NPA's work to reduce climate impact and contribute to a more sustainable waste management.

When Conny Udd and Jan Ridfeldt, CEOs of Tekniska Verken and Umeå Energi, argue that producers should replace sorted packaging waste, they miss a crucial principle: residual waste is a municipal responsibility. This is written by Henrik Nilsson, head of business development and community relations at Näringslivets Producentansvar, Henrik Oxfall, responsible for plastic issues at IKEM, and Mattias Philipsson, CEO of Svensk Plaståtervinning, in a reply in Aktuell Hållbarhet.

As additional requirements and regulations for packaging and producers are introduced within the framework of the new Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation within the EU (PPWR), it is important for NPA to be involved in the development of upcoming standards for recycling packaging.

As the largest producer responsibility organization, NPA has a responsibility to provide so-called collection points throughout Sweden. Here, companies can drop off packaging waste generated in their operations free of charge. The collection points are financed through the packaging fees for non-private use paid by producers.

According to the ordinance on littering fees, producers of single-use plastic products are required to pay a littering fee. The purpose is to finance the municipalities' costs of cleaning up single-use plastic products that have been thrown away in nature and in public places. The producers covered are required to report certain packaging in quantities. The report can be made through NPA's customer portal and must be sent in by March 24th.

LUMENE, a leading Nordic beauty brand specialised in skincare, face makeup and colour cosmetics, has made a commitment towards a more sustainable future, something that is visible in their recently launched 50 ml moisturiser jars.

To make it easier for you as a customer to navigate our reporting instructions and criteria for differentiated fees, we have collected all information regarding reporting of all types of materials for Private use and Other than private use in one and the same document.

The memorandum “Reform of waste legislation for increased material recycling and for a more circular economy” contains proposals for a reformed and modernized waste legislation with the aim of preventing waste and increasing material recycling so that Sweden can achieve the goals set by the EU in this area. The proposed amendments to the constitution will enter into force on 1 January 2026. Näringslivets Producentansvar is one of many consultation bodies and we have now submitted our consultation response.

The PPWR has now been approved by both the EU Parliament and the Council of Ministers and will soon come into effect. The regulation's provisions will generally start to apply 18 months after it enters into force, although not all requirements will take effect simultaneously. Below, we’ve listed a few things that are good for you to know.

Pågen is Sweden's leading bakery in packaged fresh bread, yeast, coffee bread, rusks, sausage and hamburger bread. They have around 30 different breads in their range, with brands such as LingonGrova, Levain and Hönö. In total, Pågen bakes around 50 different products and their bread is sold in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Iceland and Germany.

There was a lot that was completely new and untested in the beginning of 2024- Näringslivets Produceransvar was a new company establishing new logistics flows and setting up new processes in new systems. Everything had to work and be understood by users from day one. At the same time, we guided and advised our customers in the new packaging regulation before the first reporting of the year, which included both new definitions and new article numbers.