Procedures in dealing with waste

The recycling fee is used to pay for handling sorted waste at the collection points and for transporting, recovering, recycling or disposing of it, with or without a return fee. It is based on a system of collection points and central waste accumulation points, some of which are run by the local authority. Individual tasks are agreed with contractors on the basis of tenders and project contracts.

A collection point is a site or facility where waste from the public and/or smaller businesses is accepted. The waste goes from there to reuse or recovery, or is transferred to central accumulation points.

A central accumulation point is a site or facility where waste is accepted and stored for varying periods of time, until being reshipped, sorted or handled in some other way. The waste is then transferred for disposal, reuse or recovery, or is disposed of on site.

The Board of the Recycling Fund decides how waste collection and disposal are to be conducted. Contracts are then concluded with businesses that wish to accept the task of collecting waste and delivering it for disposal, reuse or recovery by third parties, in accordance with laws and regulations.

Terms are issued for those desiring to take on responsibility for collecting waste and delivering it for disposal, and a list of rates is determined by which such firms will be paid. Also, the country is divided into geographical service areas, although there is nothing to prevent a firm from serving a number of areas nor more than one firm from executing this service in the same area.

According to an agreement with the Fund, no payment is made from the Recycling Fund to those collecting waste unless a recognised party accepting the waste for recovery, reuse or disposal confirms its acceptance.