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Prvi ovlašteni operater sistema
upravljanja ambalažnim otpadom u FBiH
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BiH in the big system: Ekopak has become the 32nd member of PRO EUROPE
Sarajevo/Brussels, December 20th,
2013. – The non-profit organisation EKOPAK, founded by
packaging companies in Bosnia-Herzegovina with the aim of taking over the responsibility for
fulfillment of legal obligations for recycling and recovery of packaging waste in FBiH, today officially
becomes a member of the umbrella organisation for European packaging and packaging waste
recovery and recycling schemes in 32 countries, PRO EUROPE. The contract-signing ceremony
between Ursula Denison, Managing Director at PRO EUROPE and Amela Hrbat, Managing Director at
EKOPAK was held in Sarajevo.
“For EKOPAK, joining the PRO Europe family is a big and exciting step, and we look forward to
working in collaboration with our Green Dot partner organisations, to use their expertise in order to
reach our objectives in setting up and optimizing an effective system for packaging recovery in line
with the national goals of the Ministry for the environment of the Federation of Bosnia and
Herzegovina” said Amela Hrbat, Managing Director at EKOPAK. “Being able to promote and license
the Green Dot as a financing symbol for our packaging recovery organization will help us to increase
the effectiveness of our system, and connect with consumers in the effort of separate collection and
recycling.”
Ursula Denison, Managing Director PRO EUROPE, welcomes EKOPAK into the Extended Producer
Responsibility network. “PRO Europe continues to grow as a platform for packaging recovery
organizations using the Green Dot trademark as a financing symbol for their operations. The Green
Dot creates a unique connection between companies who use the logo on their packaging and
contribute to financing the system, the consumers who separate their packaging, and the Green Dot
Packaging Recovery organisations responsible for organizing the recovery and recycling. We are
looking forward to cooperating with EKOPAK in strengthening the Green Dot concept of producer
responsibility.”
With its membership in the PRO EUROPE, Ekopak will enable its clients to use the “Green Dot”
symbol on their packaging. The “Green Dot” is an internationally recognized trademark saying that
the packaging is participating in a system for collection and recovery of packaging, which is an
important information for consumers.
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About PRO EUROPE
PRO EUROPE s.p.r.l. (PACKAGING RECOVERY ORGANISATION EUROPE), founded in 1995, is the
umbrella organisation for European packaging and packaging waste recovery and recycling schemes,
almost all of whom use the "Green Dot" trademark as a financing symbol. In its primary role, PRO
EUROPE is the general licensor of the "Green Dot" trademark in Europe. It also serves as a platform
for exchange of experiences between member organizations.
For more information, please visit: http://www.pro-e.org/
About Ekopak
Ekopak is a non-profit company established in 2011, with the aim of taking over the responsibility for
fulfillment of legal obligations for recycling and re-use of packaging waste in Federation of Bosnia and
Herzegovina on behalf of packaging producers, importers, fillers, distributors and merchants. By
obtaining permit from Federal Ministry of Environment and Tourism on 29 May 2012, Ekopak
became the first and leading system operator of packaging waste management in Bosnia and
Herzegovina. Its activities are based on the best EU practice from this area, but on high business
standards as well, in accordance with the standards of the company founders.
For more information, please visit: www.ekopak.ba