Slovenia
Slovenia splits its registers between an agency and a ministry. Slovenian EPR compliance means registering packaging and single-use plastics with the environment agency ARSO, and electronics and batteries with the ministry MOPE, across seven active streams.
The split is administrative rather than logical, so a mixed catalogue can mean two registration points. The packaging model was tested in court in early 2026 and largely upheld, though the transition is not finished.
What carries EPR in Slovenia
Seven streams carry active duties: packaging, electronics, batteries, vehicles, tyres, single-use plastics and plastic fishing gear. Textiles are the remaining gap.
Packaging has no registration threshold, so the first unit brings you in. Single-use plastics and fishing gear arrived together under the 2022 decree, with registration and reporting duties running from 2023.
Tyres work differently. Producers pay an environmental charge collected by the tax authority and run individual or joint management plans, rather than registering in a producer list.
The three registers to know
Slovenia uses three registers across two bodies.
- Packaging, single-use plastics and fishing gear go in ARSO, the environment agency register.
- Electronics register in the MOPE electronics register.
- Batteries register in the MOPE battery register.
Does this apply to you
The duty reaches producers, importers and foreign distance sellers on the Slovenian market, and for electronics the producer or its authorised representative must be entered in the register before selling.
Slovenia has adopted a single packaging scheme in law, and the Constitutional Court upheld that model in January 2026. It is not operational yet. The Court struck down the transition rules, so several competing schemes still run while the switch is completed.
The dates ahead
The near-term calendar is set by the EU packaging overhaul:
- 12 August 2026: the EU packaging regulation PPWR applies directly in Slovenia.
- Around 2028: a full-cost packaging system is expected as PPWR beds in, alongside the textile-EPR scheme required by the revised waste directive.
Frequently asked questions about EPR in Slovenia
What producers ask before they register, in short.
What is EPR in Slovenia?
Producer responsibility across seven active streams, with packaging and single-use plastics registered at the environment agency ARSO and electronics and batteries at the ministry MOPE.
What is the Slovenian EPR register?
There are three. Packaging, single-use plastics and fishing gear use the ARSO register, while electronics and batteries have their own MOPE registers.
Does Slovenia use one packaging scheme or several?
Several, for now. Slovenia has adopted a single designated scheme in law, and the Constitutional Court upheld that model in January 2026. It is not running yet, so producers still choose among several competing schemes while the transition is finished.
Do foreign sellers need a Slovenian representative?
For electronics, the producer or its authorised representative must be entered in the MOPE register before placing equipment on the market.
Does Slovenia have textile EPR yet?
Not yet. Separate textile collection has run since 2001, but the EPR scheme is required by around April 2028 under the revised EU waste directive.