The law establishes a Single-Use Plastics Fund, administered by the German Environment Agency, to ensure that producers of specified single-use plastic products bear financial responsibility for waste collection, street cleaning, awareness campaigns, data reporting, and administrative costs arising from the products they place on the market. The law details producer registration requirements, annual reporting duties, calculation and payment of a single-use plastics levy, and rules for determining eligible public authorities to receive reimbursement for their documented costs. A points-based distribution system allocates fund payouts, while the law also defines enforcement mechanisms, penalties for non-compliance, and timelines for implementation. The law consists of 30 Articles and 2 Annexes specifying the covered product categories and the cost categories attributable to each product type.
德国 · 2023-05-11