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 Recycling fees beginning at 1.1.2016
29.10.2015
The recycling fee for beverage cans will decrease by 15% (0,0165 cents).
The change in recycling fee is due to favourable development in aluminium recycling market including the market price outlook.
The recycling fees for plastic bottles will decrease by 7% in all categories.
PET plastics market decline bottomed out in the spring of 2015 and the economy of the return system has stabilized due the positive progress in material sales. Also, there is a positive development of the overall costs. The share of bottle returns via reverse vending machines has increased further and saved counting and processing costs.
The recycling fees for glass bottles will remain on the same level as in 2015.
The financial situation of glass bottle return system is still challenging. The cost increase caused by an increased volume is compensated by more efficient operations and positive development of the overall costs.
The Finnish consumers are still returning all beverage containers with excellent return rates that are world class in international comparison.
The new prices are available on PALPA web site.
Further information: Managing Director Pasi Nurminen, tel. +358-9-86898665.
The new address of Scanding Oy
23.09.2015
The reverse vending machine vendor Scanding Oy has a new address since the 23rd of September:
Scanding Oy
Itäinen Valkoisenlähteentie 19 B
FI-01260 VANTAA
FINLAND
It is important to notice the change when sending samples. You can find the new updated Sending samples instruction from PALPA’s web site.
Palpa News - Importers and breweries May 2015
04.05.2015
Changes in one-way glass bottle registration
Based on the customer feedback and successful testing period we have been able to develop the product registration practice of glass bottles. From 16th of May 2015 importers and beverage manufacturers only have to send one glass bottle sample to each reverse vending machine manufacturer and Palpa. This will reduce need of samples to 4 packages for each registered product. If the sample package is broken during shipping we will contact the sender and ask for a new sample. The bottle dimensions are no longer required to be filled in Palpa Extranet product registration form. After the latest update the product registration form has separate section for bottle dimensions. Palpa takes the responsibility to fill in the dimension information based on measuring the samples. All the dimension requirements for packages remain the same as presented in Marking Instructions.
Instruction of sending samples
Return rates 2014
The return rates of deposit beverage packages in Finland have remained on very high level in 2014. The return rates were 97 % for beverage cans, 92 % for one-way PET bottles and 89 % for one-way glass bottles. The development of Finnish beverage package return rates can be found in our “Kaikki Kiertää 2014” annual publication which also has brief sections in English. The return rates of all our recycling systems are among the highest in the world. Palpa wants to thank all the Finnish consumers , companies in beverage industry, importers and retail trade for taking care of our environment.
Palpa News - Importers and breweries October 2014
24.10.2014
| CAN | Recycling fee 1.1.2015 (vat 0%) |
| Aluminium can | 0,01100 |
| RECYCLABLE PLASTIC BOTTLE | Recycling fee 1.1.2015 (vat 0%) |
| Clear, less than 1,0 litre | 0,01850 |
| Clear, 1,0 ltr or more | 0,03699 |
| Coloured, less than 1,0 ltr | 0,02644 |
| Coloured, 1,0 ltr or more | 0,04230 |
| Mixed material, less than 1,0 ltr | 0,08293 |
| Mixed material, 1,0 ltr or more | 0,12439 |
| RECYCLABLE GLASS BOTTLE | Recycling fee 1.1.2015 (vat 0%) |
| O,5 litre or less | 0,08640 |
| Over 0,5 litre | 0,14400 |
| O,5 litre or less, national markings *) | 0,07920 |
| Over 0,5 litre, national markings *) | 0,13680 |
| O,5 litre or less, Horeca | 0,13230 |
| Over 0,5 litre, Horeca | 0,22050 |
*) Recyclable glass bottle marked with Palpa's deposit symbol ' 0,10 € ' and the national barcode.
The recycling fee for beverage cans will decrease by 0,136 cents. The change in recycling fee is due to favourable development in aluminium recycling market including the market price outlook. PALPA has also improved the efficiency of logistics by increasing the baling plant network. The recycling fees for plastic bottles will remain on the same level as in 2014. The market situation for recycled PET material is challenging and lower material prices have reduced the income of the recycling system. PALPA has been able to compensate the market effect by improving efficiencies in handling and logistics network. The share of bottle returns via reverse vending machines has increased and saved counting and processing costs. PALPA has also improved the efficiency of logistics by increasing the plant network. The recycling fees for glass bottles will remain on the same level as in 2014. The return location network was expanded in 2012 and the consumers are gradually shifting their bottle returns to this wider network. This development reduces the return volume streams and adds the costs of the recycling system. PALPA has
been able to meet this challenge by increasing the logistics plant network, continuously developing the direct collection and improving the recognition of non-deposit glass bottles. The sales revenue of collected glass bottles does not compensate the recycling system costs to the same extent as in other recycling systems within PALPA. The Finnish consumers are still returning all beverage containers with excellent return rates that are world class in international comparison.
The new prices are available also on PALPA web site Material bank:
Recyclable plastic bottle prices
Recyclable glass bottle prices
Further information: Managing Director Pasi Nurminen, tel. +358-9-86898665.