Glossary

Weight-based fees charge for waste by its weight, encouraging less trash and more recycling. This fair system helps reduce waste, lower pollution, and supports a circular economy.

A tipping fee is a charge for dropping off waste at disposal or recycling sites. It helps cover costs of safe waste handling, encourages recycling, supports the circular economy, and protects the environment.

A waste disposal fee funds safe trash collection, recycling, and disposal, encouraging less waste and supporting a circular economy for a cleaner, healthier environment.

Refund Value (Deposit) adds a small fee to a product price, refunded when returned for recycling. It boosts recycling, cuts waste, saves resources, and supports a circular economy.

The Virgin Plastics Tax charges companies for using new plastic, encouraging recycled materials use. This reduces waste, boosts recycling, and supports a circular, sustainable economy.

Commercial Waste Compensation rewards businesses for recycling and proper waste management, making it affordable and promoting a circular economy that reduces pollution and saves resources.

Fee modulation adjusts fees based on how much waste, water, or energy you use to encourage recycling and conservation, making sustainability fairer and motivating greener choices.

A landfill surcharge adds extra fees to waste disposal, encouraging less landfill use, boosting recycling, covering environmental costs, and supporting a circular economy for a cleaner planet.

EPR for toys makes producers responsible for recycling and reusing old toys, reducing waste and pollution. It promotes eco-friendly designs and a circular economy for a greener future.