What is EPR and do I need it?
Last updated: 2026-08-01·Verified: 2026-08-01
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EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) makes producers responsible for the end-of-life management of their products. In the EU, EPR applies to: packaging (all sellers), electronics/WEEE (electronics sellers), batteries (battery sellers), and textiles (coming soon). If you sell packaged goods to EU consumers, you need packaging EPR in each country. Cost: €50-300/year per country. Timeline: 1-2 weeks per country.
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RequiredPackaging EPR€50-200/year/country1-2 weeks
- 1Register in each target country (LUCID in Germany, CITEO in France, CONAI in Italy, etc.)
- 2Sign contract with authorized waste management operator
- 3Report packaging volumes and pay eco-contributions
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If applicableWEEE (Electronics)€100-300/year2-4 weeks
- 1Register with national WEEE register (e.g. stiftung ear in Germany)
- 2Report quarterly sales volumes
- 3Finance collection and recycling of e-waste
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- • EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive
- • EU WEEE Directive 2012/19/EU
- • EU Battery Regulation 2023/1542
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