Legal basis
The Grand-Ducal Ordinance of October 10, 1998 (in place from January 1, 1999) contains:
- Regulations on all materials and three types of packaging (primary, secondary and tertiary).
- Distinction between household and non-household packaging waste.
- The goals in percent by weight to be reached by June 30, 2001 which are 55 % recovery, 45 % recycling and 15 % recycling for each material.
- Obligation for the people responsible for packaging, i. e. producers, importers, distributors :
- To implement a collection system to reach the recycling targets
- To cover the total cost of collecting, sorting and recycling packaging
- To inform customers and the "Commission du suivi pluripartite" which controls compliance with the regulations
- Possibility for the people responsible for packaging to foresee the conclusion of voluntary agreements to promote the reuse of packaging.
