Financing
Ecoembalajes España is a non-profit company. Its activity is financed by the contributions made by the packaging companies belonging to the IMS, according to the number of packages put for the first-time on the Spanish market and the material used to make them. All this packaged products are identified with the Green Dot logo.
Ecoembes uses these contributions to finance the extra-cost that the selective collection, transport, classification and subsequent recycling and recovery of the packaging waste means to the local authorities.
The packaging companies that want to belong to Ecoembes's IMS in order to comply with the law, enter into a Membership Contract and fill in an annual return regarding the packing put on the Spanish market, from which their contribution to the IMS is deducted.
Tariffs
How are the licence fees calculated?
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Packaging material |
2007 |
2008 |
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Euros / Kg. (excl. VAT) |
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Flexible HDPE / LDPE / Other plastics |
0.28 |
0.329 |
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PET / HDPE (rigid body) |
0.247 |
0.278 |
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Paper/cardboard |
0.051 |
0.051 |
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Beverage cartons |
0.212 |
0.266 |
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Steel |
0.059 |
0.061 |
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Aluminium |
0.102 |
0.102 |
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Wood |
0.019 |
0.019 |
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Ceramics |
0.018 |
0.018 |
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Other materials |
0.261 |
0.329 |
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Glass: |
Euros / unit |
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> 500 ml
> 125 ml, < =500 ml
< =125 ml |
0.0078
0.0039
0.00293 |
0.01053
0.00527
0.00396 |
The fees include material costs and the tonnage of all materials recovered. The fees differ for each material and the costs depend on weight (except for glass, which will have a unit cost, depending on which of 3 volume group it falls into).
Composite materials: That is, packaging made of 2 or more materials, that are originally separate but when they form the packaging are difficult for the final consumer to separate. From 2003 onwards it will always contribute as if it were entirely composed of the majority material.
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Examples (without transport packaging)
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Country: Spain |
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Example 1: |
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can filled with corn |
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Calculation of licence fees for 1 item |
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packaging data per can: |
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weight of tinplate: 45,63 gramm |
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paper label: 2,55 gramm |
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volume of can: 425 ml |
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calculation of weight related fee: |
Cent |
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2,55 g * 5,1 Cent/kg of paper | o
0,013005 |
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45,63 g * 6,1 Cent/kg of tinplate= 0,278343 Cent |
0,278343 |
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calculation of item fee: |
0 |
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/ |
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subtotal |
0,291348 |
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reduction quota |
0 |
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subtotal net |
0,291348 |
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VAT 7 % |
0,020394 |
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grand total gross (2008) |
0,31 | |
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Country: Spain |
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Example 2: |
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cardboard box with plastic window for headset |
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Calculation of licence fee for 1 item |
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packaging data per box: |
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weight of box: 106,8 gramm |
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plastic window: 9,28 gramm |
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15,5 cm x 22 cm x 7,7 cm = 2625,7 cm³ |
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calculation of weight related fee: |
Cent |
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Composite materials: |
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116,08 g x 5,1 Cent/kg of paper = 0,592008 Cent |
0,592008 |
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calculation of item fee: |
0 |
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/ |
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subtotal |
0,592008 |
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reduction quota |
0 |
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subtotal net |
0,592008 |
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VAT 7 % |
0,04144056 |
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grand total gross (2008) |
0,63 | |
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