Russia: EPR – adopted recycling targets for 2021

Russia has adopted recycling targets for 2021 for wastes generated from products subject to the extended producer responsibility (EPR) requirements (including WEEE, batteries and packaging wastes).

The recycling (utilisation) targets have been set for each group of products (that include EEE, packaging and batteries) subject to the extended producer responsibility (EPR) requirements in the following way:

 

Product Group

Product Group Description

Recycling/utilisation targets (%)

Group N 1

Ready-made textile products (except for clothing)

10

Group N 2

Carpets and rugs

10

Group N 3

Work overalls

10

Group N 4

Outerwear, other

10

Group N 5

Underwear

10

Group N 6

Other clothing and accessories

10

Group N 7

Other knitted, jersey and crocheted garments

10

Group N 8

Wooden packaging

20

Group N 9

Corrugated paper and cardboard, containers from corrugated paper and cardboard

45

Group N 10

Paper sacks and bags

20

Group N 11

Packaging, paper and other cardboard packaging

20

Group N 12

Household products made of paper or cardboard

20

Group N 13

Stationery paper supplies

20

Group N 14

Bobbins and spools made of paper and cardboard

10

Group N 15

Publishing products, printed

20

Group N 16

Petrochemicals

25

Group N 17

Rubber tyres

30

Group N 18

Pipes, tubes, hoses, conveyor belts and belting made from vulcanized rubber

10

Group N 19

Other rubber products

30

Group N 20

Plastic packaging products

20

Group N 21

Other plastic products

15

Group N 22

Glass mirrors

10

Group N 23

Hollow glass

25

Group N 24

Barrels and similar containers made of ferrous metals

30

Group N 25

Light metal containers, closures made of ferrous metals

30

Group N 26

Lightweight metal containers, aluminium closures

20

Group N 27

Computers and peripheral equipment, office equipment

15

Group N 28

Monitors, television receivers

15

Group N 29

Communication equipment

15

Group N 30

Household electronic appliances

15

Group N 31

Optical instruments and photographic equipment

15

Group N 32

Primary cells and primary batteries

20

Group N 33

Lead acid batteries

20

Group N 34

Accumulator rechargeable batteries

20

Group N 35

Electrical lighting equipment

15

Group N 36

Household electrical appliances

15

Group N 37

Non-electrical household appliances

15

Group N 38

Hand tools with a mechanized drive

15

Group N 39

Industrial refrigeration and ventilation equipment

15

Group N 40

Filters for internal combustion engines

15

Group N 41

Steel packaging

30

Group N 42

Aluminium packaging

20

Group N 43

Polymer packaging (non halogen containing)

20

Group N 44

Polymer packaging (halogen containing)

20

Group N 45

Packaging made from combined materials

20

Group N 46

Corrugated cardboard packaging

45

Group N 47

Non-corrugated cardboard packaging

20

Group N 48

Glass packaging

25

Group N 49

Wooden and cork packaging

20

Group N 50

Textile packaging

10

 Law: Direction No. 3722-r of 31 December 2020 on the Utilisation Norms (Recycling Targets) for 2021