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ERP’s Packaging Scheme
– Advantages, Prices and Registration
ERP’s emballageordning
– fordele, priser og tilmelding
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ERP Circular |
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| Packaging weight per year | No limit |
| Reporting form packaging | Per type of material |
| Compliance fee per kg | Under 8 tonnes/year:Per material category. Over 8 tonnes/year:Per material category with environmental modulation. |
| Reporting frequency | Quarterly |
| Environmental badge | Circular |
| Authorised representative service for packaging1) | 1,000 dkk |
| Yearly membership fee ERP |
1,900 dkk
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1) Service only relevant for foreign EU/EEA producers without legal entity (CVR-no) in Denmark. Yearly fee.
Click & Comply
Online registration with full guide to registration and reporting
For companies established in DK:
For companies established in EU/EØS:
For companies established outside EU/EEA + UK:
Register with ERP Denmark
We recommend to complete the form on a computer.
*) Green level and yellow level in eco-modulation: Prices follow the normal packaging base prices above until final declaration. Malus for red level and eventual bonus for green and yellow level are calculated quarterly 2 months after quarter-end.
Household packaging to be treated as hazardous waste:
Above prices + 5 dkk/kg
Comments on the Q4 2026 prices:
Despite significant uncertainty in the underlying cost base, ERP Denmark decided to reduce prices in Q2 and Q3 compared to Q1 of 2026.
Now that we have a longer period of data available, we have been able to conduct a more accurate analysis of our cost structure. This analysis shows a general increase in cost factors, and as a result, we will be adjusting our prices upward.
New regulations regarding the declaration of wooden pallets mean that these are now, to a large extent, classified as reused pallets. This has resulted in a significantly lower volume of wood available to cover the unchanged fixed costs.
In addition, the costs associated with paying compensation for commercial packaging waste generated by businesses are also increasing and constitute a growing cost factor.
There is still a huge uncertainty in the cost base, the logistical system and volumes and, in addition, ongoing changes in legislation. Unfortunately, we experience that some municipalities in 2026 are increasing the cost invoices they send to us, which we see as very problematic given the requirement from the ministry that there is a set ceiling for this cost base.
Due to changes in legislation on e.g. generic packaging after the allocation was set, the producer responsibility obligations continue to relocate large quantities of e.g. cardboard and plastic volumes from our members in our PRO to members of other PRO’s. This has a major impact on the cost base, as allocated costs no longer correspond to the actual quantities. This absurd, distorting competitive situation caused by legislative changes from the authorities is a fact, and unfortunately the authorities’ allocation will not change again before 1 January 2027. So, we are looking forward to the next allocation where our current over-collection (too high allocated costs) will be reverted to us over a period of 24 months, giving us fair competitive cards.
While we aim to achieve price stability for all our customers, we believe that quarterly prices are still the only fair, serious and economically sound approach given the great uncertainties in the entire system.
When the new allocation starts on January 1, 2027, we expect to see a much more even allocation that reflects volume allocation. And there will be historical data to rely on. Not having enough historical data, the lack of cost equalization of the allocated municipalities and improper legal mechanisms is a core challenge for the “young” Danish EPR system for packaging at this point.
What the prices include:
- The municipalities’ actual costs for collecting household waste from citizens. This cost is the vast majority of costs, and we experience huge differences from municipality to municipality.
- ERP Denmark’s costs for transporting and recycling of household packaging for each fraction, based on the prices negotiated by ERP Denmark with transporters and facilities.
- ERP Denmark’s costs for paying compensation for waste-producing companies’ commercial packaging waste.
- ERP Denmark’s administrative costs.
- ERP Denmark’s financial costs for the on-demand security deposit on behalf of our members.
Eco-modulation of prices:
The red prices have been determined. The red prices have a malus (additional cost) of 35% on the average operational costs.
The green and yellow prices are being calculated approx. 2 months after quarter-end and after the settlement of actual quarterly volumes based on our base prices.
ERP Denmark ApS, September 2026.
ERP Denmarks eco-modulated prices for Q2 2026 per kilo
Household packaging to be treated as hazardous waste:
Above prices + 5 dkk/kg
ERP Denmark ApS, August 2026
ERP Denmarks eco-modulated prices for Q1 2026 per kilo
ERP CIRCULAR customers
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Q1 2026 eco-modulated waste management prices per kilo
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| Material category | Normal packaging (dkk/kg) Base prices |
Normal packaging red level (dkk/kg) |
Normal packaging yellow level (dkk/kg, rounded) |
Normal packaging green level (dkk/kg, rounded) |
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| Cardboard (household) | 2,23 | 2,86 | – | 1,51 | |
| Cardboard (b-to-b) | 2,86 | 3,66 | – | 2,30 | |
| Paper (household) | 0,22 | 0,24 | – | 0,18 | |
| Paper (b-to-b) | 1,10 | 1,41 | – | 0,22 | |
| Metal, ferrous (household) | 4,18 | 5,35 | – | 0,84 | |
| Metal, ferrous (b-to-b) | 0,81 | 1,00 | – | 0,16 | |
| Aluminium (household) | 4,18 | 5,35 | – | 1,61 | |
| Aluminium (b-to-b)/td> | 0,81 | 1,00 | – | 0,16 | |
| Glass (household) | 3,93 | 5,03 | – | 1,42 | |
| Glass (b-to-b) | 2,49 | 3,18 | – | 0,50 | |
| Food & Beverage cartons (household) | 5,70 | 6,98 | 5,70 | 1,96 | |
| Food & Beverage cartons (b-to-b) | 8,20 | 10,49 | 8,20 | 7,01 | |
| Flexible plastic (household) | 4,56 | 5,84 | 4,31 | 0,91 | |
| Flexible plastic (b-to-b) | 2,59 | 3,31 | 2,48 | 0,52 | |
| Rigid plastic (household) | 4,56 | 5,84 | 4,56 | 1,87 | |
| Rigid plastic (b-to-b) | 2,59 | 3,31 | 0,52 | 0,52 | |
| Rigid PET plastic (household) | 4,56 | 5,84 | 4,56 | 0,94 | |
| Rigid PET plastic (b-to-b)/td> | 2,59 | 3,31 | 0,52 | 0,52 | |
| Foam plastic (household) | 4,56 | 5,84 | 4,56 | 0,92 | |
| Foam plastic (b-to-b) | 2,59 | 3,31 | 2,59 | 1,66 | |
| Wood (household) | 2,11 | ||||
| Wood (b-to-b) | 1,04 | ||||
Above prices + 5 dkk/kg
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Advantages of European Recycling Platforms collective scheme for packaging
– we help you with:
- Identification and clarification of your obligations.
- How you map your volumes (and avoid costly mistakes).
- Platform for reporting your quantities to us.
- For Danish producers and Producers outside EU/EEA: We register your company with the authorities and report your quantities (you will receive an approval link, which for Danish companies requires MitID Erhverv).
- Continuous update on legislation and decisions regarding reporting.
- Reporting, when laws and regulations have been determined.
- Financing of collection, and recycling of quantities from household from 1. october 2025.
- Our international background enables us to:
1) Help you in handling of, or
2) On your behalf, take over the handling of producer responsibility in other countries (EU and internationally).
