Projects and networks
Rapid technological developments, new legal requirements and innovations linked to packaging development and material types affects the producer responsibility for packaging. Therefore, collaboration and dialogue with others in the industry is an important part of our business. We participate in a number of different contexts to monitor and drive development so that it takes the producers’ needs and perspectives into account.
RecyClass
Supporter
We are a supporter of RecyClass. RecyClass is a cross-industry organisation that works to promote the recyclability of plastic packaging in Europe by developing common guidelines for what qualifies as recyclable plastic packaging, as well as providing tools for the evaluation, classification and certification of packaging. Näringslivets Producentansvar has chosen to harmonise its design guidelines for plastic packaging with RecyClass guidelines to make it easier for producers who have products on several markets. Our recycling manual, which is based on scientific testing methods, is updated in accordance with the latest RecyClass guidelines.
WECoS
Project
WECoS (Waste-to-Energy in Sweden’s circular economy: Collaborative system dynamics and choice modelling) is a project run by RISE with funding from the Swedish Energy Agency. The project focuses on scenario analysis of future possibilities for the development of waste incineration, biogas and CCS in order to meet goals linked to material recycling and net zero emissions of carbon dioxide. Other participants in the project are Öresundskraft, NSR and the city of Helsingborg. The project started in the spring of 2023 and is planned to end in the fall of 2024.
EXPRA
Member
EXPRA (Extended producer responsibility alliance) is an international lobby and networking organisation at mainly EU level for producer-owned, non-profit producer responsibility organisations (PROs). EXPRA focuses on lobbying at EU level and exchange of experience between member states.
There is also a subgroup for the Nordics called EXPRA Nordic. The group consists of the market-leading PROs (or its service organization). Within EXPRA Nordic, we work with common goals to achieve increased material recycling and provide increased service and higher cost efficiency for our producer customers.
The Keep Sweden Tidy Foundation
Sponsor
The Keep Sweden Tidy Foundation is a non-profit independent organisation that works against littering. The foundation’s mission is to influence attitudes and behaviors to achieve the vision that no one should litter.
Henrik Nilsson, Head of Business Development & Public Relations at Näringslivets Producentansvar, sits on the board of the Keep Sweden Tidy Foundation.
Sopor.nu
Partner
Sopor.nu is a site where Sweden’s consumers find factual and objective information about how household waste should be managed. How should you sort and why, where should the waste be left and what happens after sorting? Sopor.nu is a collaborative project between Waste Sweden, Näringslivets Producentansvar, El-Kretsen and Recipo, with a contribution from the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency.