Horeca: The deposit refund principles for one way glass bottles, sorting of return packages and the use of Palpa stickers
01.12.2016
The deposit refund principles for one way glass bottles are verified
Palpa has received feedback on refund principles for one way glass bottles that are based in conversion of the size of a container, due to the amount of small bottles has risen. The conversion is now 400 bottles for a big container and 150 bottles for a small one.
Palpa has verified the conversions in October 2016 by comparing the last 12 months reverse vending machine receipts to returned containers. Approximately 80 % of one way glass bottles are returned via reverse vending machines.
Statistics covered 2 400 return locations and 230 000 transported containers. The amount of glass bottles in a big container was 394 bottles and in a small one 156 bottles. Based on these results Palpa will not change the amounts of deposit refunds and will follow up their development regularly.
Returning correctly
The appropriate sorting of return packages is essential for both the reuse of the material and for paying the refunds.
Cans
Use Palpa manual bag for returns. Don´t return other beverage packages in the same bag or have garbage in it.
Plastic bottles
Use Palpa manual bag for returns. Don´t return other beverage packages in the same bag or have garbage in it. NB! Only plastic bottles with Palpa's deposit marking.
Recyclable glass bottles
Return in 240 l plastic container with lid. Other glass material, porcelain, ceramics or garbage is prohibited to return in the container.
NB! You can never return glass bottles in a bag. Pieces of broken glass can be a large security risk for the driver and for the personnel in the processing plant.
If the return is not in compliance with Palpa’s instructions, the deposit refunds of the return may not be paid.
Remember to follow Palpas sorting and return instructions in all returns.
Using Palpa stickers
Palpa pays the refunds to the company whose Palpa sticker is used in the return. If the return location uses for example the previous owners stickers will the payment of the deposit refunds be delayed.
Remember to use only the company´s own stickers in returns.
Palpa News Horeca March 2016
31.03.2016
PALPA Stops sending return instructions enclosed with PALPA stickers
Palpa stops sending sorting and return instructions enclosed with Palpa sticker orders as of 1st April 2016.
Returning correctly
The appropriate sorting of return packages is essential for both the reuse of the material and for paying the refunds.
Cans
Use PALPA manual bag for returns. Don´t return other beverage packages in the same bag or have garbage in it.
Plastic bottles
Use PALPA manual bag for returns. Don´t return other beverage packages in the same bag or have garbage in it.
NB! Only plastic bottles with PALPAs deposit marking.
Recyclable glass bottles
Return in 240 l plastic container with lid. Other glass material, porcelain, ceramics or garbage can´t be returned in the container.
NB! You can never return glass bottles in a bag. Pieces of broken glass can be a large security risk for the driver and for the personnel in the processing plant.
If the return is not in compliance with PALPA’s instructions, the deposit refunds of the return may not be paid.
Remember to follow Palpas sorting and return instructions in all returns.
Return rates for 2015
Return rate was 95 % for deposit based beverage cans, 92 % for plastic bottles and 89 % for recyclable glass bottles. Return rate for refillable glass bottles administered by Ekopullo Ry was circa 98 %.
Finnish return rates for deposit-based beverage packages are very high and top class in international comparison.
We at PALPA would like to thank all Finns for environment friendly and conscious behaviour.
Updates to return system rules
29.01.2016
Palpa has prepared updates to return system rules during 2015. The return systems have each started during different decades, and thus updates and harmonizations were considered necessary.
The updated rules are effective from 1 February 2016.
The updated rules are better suited to today’s return system operations. The updates do not cause any major changes in normal operations and no changes in the operational instructions are made.
Issues in rules have been reorganized and presented according to operational chronology, and similar features in the systems have been harmonized in the texts. Many definitions have been specified, new definitions have been added and some terms have been renamed. For example, a Deposit Payer is now called a Member.
Issues belonging to the operational instructions for the return system or official regulations have been removed from the rules. In these cases, the rules refer to instructions available at our website or to official regulations.
We invite you to read our new rules in the Material bank on our website.
More information: managing director Pasi Nurminen, +358-9-8689 8665.
Palpa News - HoReCa October 2015
08.10.2015
About PALPA glass containers
As the summer season is over we would like you to take a look at your stock of glass containers.
If you have unusable or broken glass containers in storage, please return them to your beverage supplier marked with a PALPA sticker.
When you return an empty container, please notify it separately to the driver. The container deposit will be credited also for broken containers.
PALPA return packaging and use of PALPA stickers
Returned beverage packages from all three recycling systems (can, plastic- and glass bottles) must be sorted and packed to separate transport units. Every unit must be marked with PALPAs identification sticker. Stickers can be ordered on PALPA Extranet or by email from [email protected].
Please ensure that you have enough stickers and the sorting and return instructions readily available. By sorting correctly you will ensure the maximum recyclability. The latest return and sorting instructions can be found on PALPAs website in the Materials section.
PALPA credit notes as e-invoices
PALPA is able to send the deposit credit notes as e-invoices.
If you have the ability to receive e-invoices, please send us the address and operator information by email to [email protected].
Palpa News - Horeca June 2015
09.06.2015
Palpa's new website
We have published our new fresh homepage palpa.fi on 3rd of June 2015. The amount of information has increased and we have grouped it to make it easier to discover.
Quick links to different information and service is gathered on the front page.
The section on beverage container recycling gives all essential information on PALPAs recycling systems and contains communications material.
The Retail and HoReCa section of the pages serves all parties that return deposit-based beverage packages to PALPA.
Panttiparkki expanding during summer 2015
PALPA has together with the city of Helsinki tested usage of tubes for deposit-based packages on the side of trash bins during late summer of 2014. The experience has been a good one and now the usage of Panttiparkki is going to expand to other cities in Finland.
The tube is mounted on the side of a trash bin and there can anyone put deposit-based beverage packages to be picked up and returned by someone else. This way the cans and bottles have no need to be put amongst the mixed waste or left in nature to litter the environment. The bottom of the tube moves sideways so that it is easy to remove the packages from the tube. Similar solutions are in use elsewhere in Europe.