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We ensure legally compliant adherence to extended producer responsibility (EPR)
for WEEE, packaging, batteries, and single-use plastics — efficiently and in accordance with regulations.
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Your EPR compliance from a single source: legally compliant and stress-free
Anyone who places electrical appliances, packaging, or batteries on the market faces complex legal requirements. We take care of all your extended producer responsibility (EPR) obligations for you. From WEEE to single-use plastics, we ensure compliance with all environmental regulations—both nationally and internationally.
We offer comprehensive services from a single source so that you can efficiently meet EPR requirements in the areas of WEEE (waste electrical and electronic equipment), packaging, batteries, and single-use plastics.
As part of our EPR full service & compliance, we take care of the complete implementation and management of all legal requirements for you, so that you can focus on your core business without any worries.
As a state-approved organization for producer responsibility (OfH), ECOPV-EU GmbH is your certified partner for battery recycling.
We guarantee manufacturers legally compliant fulfillment of their take-back obligations and offer collection points free pickup and professional disposal of used batteries in accordance with the highest environmental standards.
Register you collection or return point easily and free of charge:
www.ecopv-eu.com/become-a-battery-collection-point/ or click here
After registering, you will receive confirmation of participation, the appropriate collection containers, and all relevant safety information.
We take care of the free pickup and professional recycling of your used batteries.
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ECOPV-EU provides you with expert support in complying with German legal requirements. In addition to the BattG and VerpackG, we also assist you with the ElektroG and, as part of our EPR full service & compliance offering, take care of the entire implementation and administration process for your company.
Our ElektroG/WEEE service covers everything involved. All you need to do is send us the required quantity data for the ear foundation, then you can sit back and let us do the work for you.
Registrations: According to the ElektroG, manufacturers must register their electrical appliances with the ear foundation by category and brand (see Products_WEEE_Appliance categories). As proof of legally compliant registration, manufacturers receive a so-called WEEE number.
Quantity reports: The ElektroG stipulates that manufacturers must submit quantity reports for each WEEE number, i.e., for the electrical appliances placed on the market.
Annual reports: Manufacturers are required to submit annual reports on the collected waste equipment.
Insolvency-proof guarantee: The ElektroG requires manufacturers to provide an insolvency-proof guarantee for the financing of the disposal of each WEEE number.
ear collection coordination: Manufacturers must ensure that waste equipment is properly collected and disposed of when necessary.
ECOPV-EU offers you a full service, which means complete registration with the German Electrical and Electronic Equipment Register Foundation (Stiftung ear) as well as registration with a battery take-back system for all manufacturers subject to the BattG. Future reporting obligations are also handled very easily: each manufacturer simply sends us the quantities to be reported, and we take care of all further steps with Stiftung ear on your behalf.
Registrations: As with the ElektroG, the BattG stipulates a registration requirement, which is carried out by the ear foundation. Registration is categorized according to battery type and the respective chemical system of the batteries.
Additionally: A further registration must be made with a private take-back system. This ensures a fair distribution of costs for the collection, sorting, and treatment of used batteries, which are taken back nationwide, based on the input quantity.
Quantity reports: Depending on the selected battery take-back system and your own products, the quantities placed on the market are required on a monthly, quarterly, or simply annual basis.
Unlike the ElektroG and BattG, registration for the VerpackG must be carried out with the Central Agency Packaging Register (LUCID) foundation, and participation in a nationally approved dual system is also required.
We will of course take care of this for you, as well as the associated quantity reports.
➤ Important Outlook: With the upcoming PPWR (EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation), this system will be harmonized across Europe starting in 2026, introducing new requirements for recycling design and labeling.
Reporting obligation: Registration with the Central Agency Packaging Register (LUCID).
System participation: Manufacturers must participate in a dual system or submit a declaration of completeness.
Licensing: Manufacturers pay license fees for their packaging to finance the disposal infrastructure.
Quantity reporting: Monthly, quarterly, or annual reporting of the quantities of packaging placed on the market to the dual system.
Recyclability: Packaging must meet minimum recyclability requirements.
ECOPV-EU offers you full-service support for the German Single-Use Plastics Fund Act. This includes both complete registration with DIVID, the Federal Environment Agency’s platform for the plastics fund, and support through a dual system.
Authorized representative:
Foreign manufacturers without a branch in Germany must appoint an “authorized representative” to fulfill their obligations under the EWKFondsG and to provide relevant information during registration.
Registrations:
Similar to the VerpackG, manufacturers also need to register with DIVID. Brand names of single-use plastic products must be listed during registration.
Subject single-use plastics:
Subject single-use plastic products include food containers, packaging and film packaging, selected beverage containers, beverage cups, lightweight plastic bags, wet wipes, balloons, and tobacco products with filters.
Quantity reporting:
According to the EWKFondsG, manufacturers are required to report the types and quantities of single-use plastic products placed on the market or sold in the previous year to DIVID by May 15 of each year, starting in 2025.
As a leading service provider in the field of German EPR compliance, we have official dual certification (authorized representative + guarantee qualification) from the German EAR foundation. We specialize in providing complete solutions for market conformity in Germany for companies based abroad.
We have in-depth knowledge of EPR regulations in the EU market. We assess your EPR compliance obligations in full accordance with the laws and regulations of the target country and offer tailor-made solutions to ensure that your company operates in an environmentally compliant manner.
Our EPR compliance services cover the entire process from registration, reporting, and guarantees to take-back management. With our industry-leading and efficient implementation system, we have successfully provided compliance solutions for more than 10,000 companies.
We know that every cost factor is crucial in cross-border business. As your long-term partner, we will continuously optimize our cost structure and do our best to offer our customers the most attractive prices.
Number of WEEE registrations we have made as a German authorized representative on the ear website.
Number of customers worldwide for whom we have been able to implement efficient and professional compliance services through our branches in China, Italy, Austria, and Ireland and our global partners.
Number of European customers we have helped to comply with and implement extended producer responsibility (EPR) for waste electrical and electronic equipment, packaging, batteries, and single-use plastics.
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