About us
We are an association of entities involved in the recycling and processing of plastic waste. Our main goal is to maximize the volume of plastic waste recycling in the Czech Republic and to increase the availability of plastic waste as a raw material for further processing.
Means of achieving the objective
Price competitiveness of the recyclate
The sorted pure single-sort waste plastic (regranulate) useable in injection moulding systems, which is of the same quality as the clean granulate from the chemical plant, must have a lower price than the clean plastic granulate from the chemical plant so that it is primarily processed before the clean material from the chemical plant. Maximization of the volume of plastic sorted in this way for the regranulate.
We are not the EU's garbage bin
Achievement of minimum to zero cost of residual mixed plastics through a combination of grants, financial support from the government, or financial support from authorised packaging company(ies) that collect statutory fees for single-use plastic packaging – increase in fees. Financial support to the extent that the price of agglomerate from residual plastic is 0 CZK or close to 0 CZK, eventually to be the lowest in the EU. This is necessary in order to avoid the need to import material from other EU countries. Only this way can Czech Republic meet the set (or even better) recycling goals in the coming years. Maximum support for agglomeration of plastic waste for processing in the Czech Republic.
Support of products made from recycled plastic
Support for the sale of products made from agglomerate (residual plastic waste) in the Czech Republic, including support for the export of these products abroad.
Compliance with the waste hierarchy
Permission of incineration and landfilling of only those residual plastic materials that can no longer be recycled and reused – a clear definition of waste residual plastics or contaminated plastics (mixtures of plastics) that can be incinerated because they cannot be reused.
Stop greenwashing
A clear definition of what exactly is a product made from plastic waste recyclate – determining the % of recyclate in the product for each type of plastic waste. At least 70% of the amount in the case of residual mixed agglomerated plastic in products that deserve support in public tenders.
Transparent certification
Certification of ARP producers and products made from contaminated plastic waste in cooperation with University of Chemistry and Technology in Prague.
Who recycles more, pays less
Reductions from the payment of duties for single-use plastic packaging by authorised packaging companies in the case of purchase of products made of recycled plastic from certified companies (no payment of duties per kilogram of single-use plastic packaging if the issuer of this packaging purchases a product containing a kilogram of agglomerated residual mixed plastic waste – recyclate).
Only meaningful grants
Assistance in the meaningfulness of the MoE’s grant programmes for projects that support recycling. Support for automation of recycling, purchase of shredders, agglomerators, mills, sorting lines, solar and other power plants as part of one project, etc. Grants for processing one kilogram of residual plastic waste rather than complex grants for individual parts of projects.
Transparent recycling system
Establishment of an effective cooperation with EKO-KOM so that the objectives of the ARP can be met and so that information on the collection of funds from packaging emitters and the distribution for collection, sorting and recycling of this packaging is as transparent as possible. To evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of the single authorised packaging company (AOC) operating in the market (efficiency versus transparency), and whether or not to support a larger number of such entities in the market.
No bureaucracy
Reducing of the administrative reporting burden for recyclate companies and maximizing the reuse of already used single-use plastic packaging, films, destroyed, contaminated (worn out) or damaged products already made from recyclate, etc.
Waste is a resource
Minimising non-recycled plastics and thus minimising plastics in nature, in the seas, in the ground and on Earth in general.
Waste is a public matter
Collection, transparency and evaluation of true data on the amount of plastic waste per citizen and evaluation of the situation of plastic waste recycling in the Czech Republic using as accurate and unbiased data as possible. Providing this data to the MoE. Allowing public review of this data and review by the MoE.
Cooperation with the EU
Working with relevant officials at EU level, eventually even abroad. Cooperation with foreign and domestic associations involved in plastics recycling.
Waste without borders
Expansion of the ARP activities into the EU and abroad.
Recycling pays off
Motivating companies to use products with a certain recyclate share.
