Austria
Austria runs almost all of its producer duties through one portal. Austrian EPR compliance starts with registering in EDM, the environment ministry's electronic data-management system, and then reporting per stream from that single account.
Six streams carry active duties as of July 2026, and textiles are the next to arrive. The reporting surface stays the same whichever stream you fall under.
What Austria makes producers responsible for
The active list is broad and settled. Packaging, electronics, batteries, vehicles, single-use plastics and plastic-containing fishing gear all carry duties today.
Two of those are worth a note. Commercial and industrial packaging was pulled fully into the approved-system duty from January 2023, not just household packaging. Fishing gear is on the list by EU rule, though landlocked Austria has almost no market for it.
Textiles are the stream still to come. The revised EU waste directive requires a textile and footwear scheme, with transposition due around mid-2027 and an operating scheme by 2028.
Austria has not published its own textile law yet, only a discussion paper from the environment agency, so treat the 2028 date as the EU deadline rather than a fixed national one.
One portal not one register per stream
There is no separate register to hunt down for each duty. Every stream reports through EDM, and vehicles and several others first need ZAReg master-data registration inside it.
What EDM does not do is organise collection. For most streams you still join an approved compliance system, ARA and others for packaging, EAK Austria coordinating electronics, and report the masses you place on the market through EDM each year.
Does this apply to you
The duty follows the product onto the Austrian market, not your address. Producers, importers and distance sellers shipping to Austrian customers are all in scope.
If you sell from abroad without an Austrian establishment, you must appoint an Austrian authorised representative. That rule runs across the packaging, electronics and battery streams alike.
What changes next
The near-term calendar is mostly set by Brussels, with one national reporting change:
- 12 August 2026: the EU packaging regulation PPWR applies directly across Austria.
- 1 January 2026: battery reporting in EDM moves to the EU's five battery categories under Regulation 2023/1542.
- 2028: the textile and footwear scheme must be operating, once Austria transposes the revised waste directive.
Frequently asked questions about EPR in Austria
Short answers to what producers ask most.
What is EPR in Austria?
Producer responsibility across six active streams plus textiles ahead, all registered and reported through the EDM portal and fulfilled by joining approved compliance systems.
Is there one Austrian EPR register?
Effectively yes. EDM is the single portal for every stream, with ZAReg holding the master data, so you do not register separately per waste stream.
Do foreign sellers need an Austrian representative?
Yes. A producer selling into Austria without a local establishment must appoint an Austrian authorised representative for its packaging, electronics and battery duties.
Does Austria have textile EPR yet?
Not yet. It is required by the revised EU waste directive with a scheme due by 2028, but Austria has not published its own implementing law.
When does PPWR apply in Austria?
From 12 August 2026, directly and across the whole EU, so Austrian packaging rules shift on that date without separate national adoption.