How are the Green Dot rates calculated?

The Green Dot rates are adapted each year based on the costs Fost Plus incurs for the collection, sorting and recycling of the packaging. Revenues that Fost Plus generates from the sale of the materials are also taken into account.

The document below explains how the Green Dot rates are calculated.

Green Dot rates

Here you can download a detailed overview of the Green Dot rates and their application criteria for each packaging material.

The table below gives a general overview of the Green Dot rates for the different packaging materials.

Materials (see detailed criteria in the pdf above)2024 (EUR/kg)2025 (EUR/kg)
Glass0,06870,0960
Paper-Cardboard0,12090,1503
Steel0,05910,1117
Aluminium0,02240,0481
Drinks cartons0,63660,8180
EPS0,76050,5855
Cork0,76050,5855
PET bottles and flasks - transparent colourless0,06460,2718
PET bottles and flasks - transparent blue0,33250,7252
PET bottles and flasks - transparent other than colourless and blue0,61471,0527
PET bottles and flasks - opaque0,70441,3893
PET rigid packaging other than bottles and flasks - transparent1,03101,1244
PET rigid packaging other than bottles and flasks - opaque 1,7609
PP bottles, flasks and other rigid packaging  0,68430,8049
PS & XPS rigid packaging, except for EPS0,61070,9195
PE bottles, flasks and other rigid packaging0,46940,5150
PE films1,38281,2844
Other plastic films1,84371,9546
Valorised4,03303,9092
Non-valorised4,03303,9092
Hazardous household waste1,11511,0839
Obstructive packaging4,03303,9092

 

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