{"id":14067,"date":"2026-08-05T14:45:37","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T12:45:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/everwave.de\/2026\/08\/05\/plastic-tax-eu-tax-on-non-recycled-plastic-packaging\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T14:32:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T12:32:04","slug":"plastic-tax-eu-tax-on-non-recycled-plastic-packaging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/everwave.de\/en\/2026\/08\/05\/plastic-tax-eu-tax-on-non-recycled-plastic-packaging\/","title":{"rendered":"Plastic Tax: EU Tax on Non-Recycled Plastic Packaging"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14067\" class=\"elementor elementor-14067 elementor-14031\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-82c1a43 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"82c1a43\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2248c47\" data-id=\"2248c47\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf7de1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bf7de1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1c63ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e1c63ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Plastic Tax: EU Tax on Non-Recycled Plastic Packaging<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ec3e8e0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ec3e8e0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-60dac99\" data-id=\"60dac99\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b81441 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b81441\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Since 2021, a levy on non-recyclable plastic packaging has been in effect for all EU member states. Germany currently pays this so-called \u201cplastic tax\u201d out of the federal budget. As part of the negotiations on the 2027 budget, the EU levy is now set to be shifted to companies\u2014with the goal of creating incentives for sustainable and recyclable packaging.  <\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-24f5b14 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"24f5b14\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-856aa1d\" data-id=\"856aa1d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b85f93d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b85f93d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>What exactly is the plastic tax?  <\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-76d7f73 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"76d7f73\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7bfe21c\" data-id=\"7bfe21c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-707fcfa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"707fcfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The plastic tax is an EU levy that member states have been required to pay to the EU since 2021. It is levied on non-recycled plastic packaging. The amount of the levy is calculated based on each country\u2019s recycling rate. The basic idea is that countries that recycle less should pay more.<\/p><p>Packaging materials are considered recycled only if they are subsequently processed into new products or materials. If packaging materials are shipped to another EU member state for recycling, they may be counted as recycled only in the country where they were collected.<\/p><p>The specific details and implementation of the EU plastic tax at the member state level are left to the individual countries.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d169099 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d169099\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-889b08d\" data-id=\"889b08d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08dd5bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"08dd5bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"437\" src=\"https:\/\/everwave.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Drone_cleanup_Phnom_Penh-f-768x437.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-14042\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/everwave.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Drone_cleanup_Phnom_Penh-f-768x437.jpg 768w, https:\/\/everwave.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Drone_cleanup_Phnom_Penh-f-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/everwave.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Drone_cleanup_Phnom_Penh-f-1024x583.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/everwave.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Drone_cleanup_Phnom_Penh-f-1536x874.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/everwave.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Drone_cleanup_Phnom_Penh-f-2048x1165.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0e4018f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0e4018f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7dc4ed8\" data-id=\"7dc4ed8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec6b29b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec6b29b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>How is the plastic tax calculated?<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8b7dce1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8b7dce1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b417946\" data-id=\"b417946\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-229bdcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"229bdcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The exact amount of the fee is calculated as the difference between the weight of packaging waste generated in a given year and the amount recycled in that same year.<\/p><p>A fee of 0.80 euros must be paid per kilogram of packaging waste\u2014of which one-quarter (0.20 euros) remains in the member state, and three-quarters (0.60 euros) goes to the EU.<\/p><p>According to \u201cPlastic Europe,\u201d Germany has been paying the European Union 1.4 billion euros annually since 2021 for the approximately 1.7 million metric tons of non-recycled plastic.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ae58226 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ae58226\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-56aafed\" data-id=\"56aafed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8252e8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8252e8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>What is the money from the plastic tax used for?<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-89f1a35 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"89f1a35\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5023f3a\" data-id=\"5023f3a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b62be0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b62be0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Revenue from the levy goes into the EU budget. It is part of what is known as the EU\u2019s own resources and is intended, among other things, to help repay the NGEU (\u201cNext Generation EU\u201d) recovery program. The funds are also to be used for climate protection measures, such as promoting the circular economy.  <\/p><p>With the levy on non-recycled plastic packaging, the EU is pursuing several goals:  <\/p><ul><li>Reducing Plastic Waste<\/li><li>Promoting the Circular Economy<\/li><li>Funding for Environmental Measures<\/li><li>Raising Environmental Awareness<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f0e71e8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f0e71e8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6424507\" data-id=\"6424507\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acc620d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"acc620d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/everwave.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Albania_April-768x447.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-14044\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/everwave.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Albania_April-768x447.jpg 768w, https:\/\/everwave.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Albania_April-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/everwave.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Albania_April-1024x596.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/everwave.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Albania_April-1536x893.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/everwave.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Albania_April.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-71c788c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71c788c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b686c2\" data-id=\"4b686c2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39eeaee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39eeaee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Plastic tax in Germany: plans to pass the cost on to businesses starting in 2027<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-76e4010 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"76e4010\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-835fe0f\" data-id=\"835fe0f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85f7f8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85f7f8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Germany, the plastic tax has not yet been passed on to companies\u2014the levy has been paid to the EU from the federal budget. That is now set to change: During negotiations on the 2027 budget, there was discussion about passing the levy on to companies starting in 2027. <\/p><p>The EU plastic tax is to be passed on to companies that place packaging on the market in Germany for the first time. With this measure, Germany plans to implement an extended producer responsibility system, similar to those already in place in other countries, such as the United Kingdom. Affected companies are not required to pass the tax on to consumers. However, it is likely that the higher costs will be reflected in prices.   <\/p><p>The tax is intended to reward manufacturers who use recycled materials or produce packaging that is easy to recycle. This will help keep plastics in the cycle and facilitate their reuse. At the same time, the tax creates an incentive to avoid unnecessary packaging and make reusable packaging more attractive.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a127612 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a127612\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77b7114\" data-id=\"77b7114\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fc5db6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4fc5db6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>everwave and the removal of plastic from the environment<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-99c46d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"99c46d4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24d3ed1\" data-id=\"24d3ed1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b0242f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b0242f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Here at everwave, we work every day to keep rivers and waterways around the world free of plastic. Using trash collection boats, barriers, and manual cleanup efforts, we remove packaging waste from rivers and waterways. This work is essential to combating plastic pollution\u2014but simply collecting trash from the environment isn\u2019t enough to solve the problem permanently.    &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>That is why it is important that companies that contribute plastic waste to the circular economy are held accountable. Plastic pollution can only be addressed by reducing plastic waste, increasing the use of recyclable packaging, and strengthening the circular economy\u2014in combination with cleanup projects. &nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0446834 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0446834\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f34eb58\" data-id=\"f34eb58\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section 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