What is the weight contribution (n°2 in the formula) per material?
The weight contribution per material is a price scale depending on the material used in a product. It is one of the factors that allows us to calculate the total contribution of the Consumer Sales Unit. Prices are based on financial support per material given to local authorities and then modulated depending on the material recycling performances.
6 = （ 1 + 2 ）✖ 3 ➖ 4 ＋ 5
1 → CSU Contribution: incentive to reduce the number of packages
2 → Weight contribution per material: incentive to reduce package weight and improve its recyclability
3 → Bonus – malus: eco-modulation to limit the disruptive effects of recycling and encourage the sorting process
4 → Premiums for integration of recycled materials (new from 2022)
5 → Penalties if the UC has confusing signs or markings (new from 2022)
6 → Total contribution of the CSU
| Code | Materials | Price per KG in € ct |
| 1 | Steel | 4,99 |
| 2 | Aluminium | 12,89 |
| 3 | Cardboard, paperboard | |
| 3.1 | Cardboard, paperboard | 17,71 |
| 3.2 | Carton | 26,62 |
| 4 | Glass | 1,43 |
| 5 | Plastic | |
| 5.1 | Bottle and flask in light colored PETP1 | 33,02 |
| 5.2 | Bottle and flask in dark/colored PETP, PE or PP | 35,26 |
| 5.3 | Solid packaging made from PE2, PP3 or PETP | 37,93 |
| 5.4 | Flexible packaging made from PE | 41,09 |
| 5.5 | Solid packaging made from PS4 | 44,25 |
| 5.6 | Complex packaging5 or other resins excluding PVC6 | 47,41 |
| 5.7 | Packaging containing PVC | 55,31 |
| 6 | Other materials | |
| 6.1 | Non manufactured materials which come from renewable resources and are durably managed with a recyclable chain or an organic recovery centre in development (wood, cork) | 36,35 |
| 6.2 | Without a recyclable chain but energetically speaking it has value (textile, other materials…) | 47,41 |
| 6.3 | Without a recyclable chain and energetically speaking it has no value (sandstone, porcelain, ceramic) | 55,31 |
(Weight contribution scale for information only, could change at anytime)
1PETP : polyethylene terephthalate, easily recyclable, light and low-cost (e.g. single use plastic bottle)
2PE (HDPE ou LDPE) : high density (e.g. milk jugs, shampoo bottle) and low density (e.g. plastic bags, playground slides) polyethylene
3PP : Polypropylene (e.g.filters for air), it is recyclable
4PS : polystyrene, almost non-recyclable
5Complex packaging: packaging made of an assembly of two or more immiscible materials with a high adhesion capacity
6PVC: Polyvinyl chloride, infrequently recycled, durable and ages well
Sources:
- Les sigles du plastique. Olmiplast. [online]. Available on: https://www.olmiplast.fr/les-sigles-du-plastique/
- Plastics abbreviations. British Plastic Federation. [online]. Available on: https://www.bpf.co.uk/plastipedia/abbreviations/Default.aspx
- Pauline OLIVIER et Claire RIEFER. L’utilisation des biopolymères dans l’industrie des emballages papiers complexes et laminés : info ou intox ? [online]. Available on: http://cerig.pagora.grenoble-inp.fr/memoire/2009/biopolymere-emballage.htm#:~:text=L’emballage%20complexe%20et%20lamin%C3%A9,%C3%A9l%C3%A9ments%20seuls%20ne%20poss%C3%A8dent%20pas.