Producer fee - Bofa.dk

Manufacturers must pay for their packaging waste

From October 2025, extended producer responsibility for packaging waste will be introduced in Denmark. This means that packaging producers will have to pay for the collection and handling of the packaging they produce.

It happens after the polluter pays principleand described in "Executive order no. 1706" from the Ministry of the Environment and Gender Equality on certain requirements for packaging, extended producer responsibility for packaging and other waste collected with packaging waste".

In practice, there is no change in the way waste is collected on Bornholm or how other fees are charged to citizens and businesses.

The producer fee is calculated locally and can be found in the fee sheet below.

Overview per paragraph 01-01-2026 to 31-12-2026

Waste management systems	§ Section 102(1) Fees for schemes allocated to producers	§ Section 102(5) Fees for general administrative costs	§ Section 102(6) Fees for information initiatives and other communication	Totals
Residual waste	511.321	0	0	511.321
Cardboard - Collection system	2.808.100	0	0	2.808.100
Paper - Collection scheme	148.914	0	0	148.914
Metal - Collection system	644.618	0	0	644.618
Glass - Collection scheme	6.000.157	0	0	6.000.157
Plastic - Collection system	5.675.521	0	0	5.675.521
Food & beverage cartons - Collection scheme	1.144.643	0	0	1.144.643
Cardboard - Recycling centre	1.001.380	0	0	1.001.380
Paper - Recycling centre	37.550	0	0	37.550
Glass - Recycling centre	811.769	0	0	811.769
Indoor tree - Recycling centre	1.014.135	0	0	1.014.135
Hazardous waste - Recycling centre	124.994	0	0	124.994
Plastics - Recycling centre	1.175.514	0	0	1.175.514
Metal - Recycling centre	11.750	0	0	11.750
Totals	21.110.366	0	0	21.110.366

Overview per paragraph 01-01-2027 to 31-12-2027

”The fees are calculated based on the current and applicable regulations. The fees are the full calculated fees without any deductions for the fee cap or á-conto percentages.”.

Main fraction	§ Section 102(1) Fees for schemes allocated to producers	§ Section 102(5) Fees for general administrative costs	§ Section 102(6) Fees for information initiatives and other communication	Totals, corrected
Residual waste	600.380	0	0	600.380
Cardboard - Collection system	1.737.359	0	0	1.737.359
Paper - Collection scheme	92.133	0	0	92.133
Metal - Collection system	587.482	0	0	587.482
Glass - Collection scheme	5.468.333	0	0	5.468.333
Plastic - Collection system	7.788.962	0	0	7.788.962
Food & beverage cartons - Collection scheme	1.570.883	0	0	1.570.883
Cardboard - Recycling centre	667.864	0	0	667.864
Paper - Recycling centre	18.134	0	0	18.134
Glass - Recycling centre	628.685	0	0	628.685
Indoor tree - Recycling centre	1.327.058	0	0	1.327.058
Hazardous waste - Recycling centre	348.852	0	0	348.852
Plastics - Recycling centre	922.217	0	0	922.217
Metal - Recycling centre	6.481	0	0	6.481
Totals	21.764.822	0	0	21.764.822