{"id":244,"date":"2016-04-12T20:59:57","date_gmt":"2016-04-12T17:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/uus.eto.ee\/en\/?page_id=244"},"modified":"2026-05-12T11:41:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T08:41:54","slug":"pro-europe","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eto.ee\/en\/pro-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PRO Europe s.r.l. (Packaging Recovery Organisation Europe), founded in 1995, is the umbrella organisation for\u00a0<strong>European packaging and packaging waste recovery and recycling schemes<\/strong>\u00a0which mainly use the registered trademark \u201cThe Green Dot&#8221; as a financing symbol. In its primary role, PRO Europe is the\u00a0<strong>general licensor of the Green Dot trademark<\/strong> for Europe. PRO Europe is the umbrella organisation of\u00a031 national producer responsibility systems\u00a0engaged in the selective collection and recycling of packaging waste.<\/p>\n<p>The Green Dot has evolved into a\u00a0proven concept\u00a0in many countries\u00a0as a model for implementing producer responsibility. You can find all countries using the Green Dot today\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-e.org\/member-countries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<br \/><br \/>\u2018Green Dot\u2019 systems\u00a0contribute to the successful implementation of producer responsibility by obliged companies, e.g. producers and retailers. When you see the Green Dot on packaging it means that for such packaging a financial contribution has been paid to a national packaging recovery company.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0main task of PRO Europe\u2019s members is to organize the efficient implementation of adequate national collection and recovery systems, mostly for sales and household packaging. In this way, industrial companies and commercial enterprises are relieved of their individual obligation to take back used sales packaging.<\/p>\n<p>The aim is to\u00a0ensure the recovery and recycling of packaging waste in the most economically efficient and ecologically sound manner.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, PRO Europe has concluded\u00a0cooperation agreements with the similar system\u00a0in the United Kingdom (&#8220;VALPAK&#8221;), which manages the use of the Green Dot in the United Kingdom to ensure that all licensees of the Green Dot can easily use labeled packaging worldwide.\u00a0Use of the Green Dot on packaging in the North American market is possible under a royalty-free license agreement between the company and Der Gr\u00fcne Punkt\/PRO Europe.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about PRO EUROPE please click here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-e.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.pro-europe.info.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PRO Europe s.r.l. 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