The present Decree of the Ministry of the Environment lays down rules for the returning of plastic bottles and metal cans. It contains 13 sections divided in the following headings: (i) Definitions; (ii) Obligations concerning an approved return system; (iii) Labelling; (iv) Information to the public; (v) Transfer prohibition; (vi) Information to the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency; (vii) Provision of collection containers; (viii) Targets for reduced wasting and recycling of materials; (ix) Recycling; (x) Provisions concerning packaging in other statues; (xi) Supervision and responsibility; (xii) Authorization to issue enforcement regulations; (xiii) Appeals. Producers shall ensure that bottles and cans are part of a return system, otherwise and their sale and marketing shall be prohibited.
瑞典 · 2005-04-14