Sales reporting, estimate billing, product disposals

06.02.2023

Sales reporting

At Palpa, we have noticed that there is an increasing amount of ambiguities in the reporting of deposit products. As a reminder, we go through the general instructions related to reporting.

• The member company must report all products that may end up in reverse vending machines or Palpa glass bins. The reporting obligation also applies to product samples, donations or products taken into internal use.
• The member company must ensure that the sales of the products are reported to Palpa, even if there are several companies in the supply chain. Reporting responsibility must be clearly agreed upon between the parties.
• Retail corporations and wholesalers must make sure that sales of the new deposit products are reported to Palpa.
• The member company must ensure that sales are reported to the correct barcode when the code changes (e.g. vintage products).

Estimate billing

• If the member company does not take care of the reporting by the deadline, Palpa sends the company an estimate invoice. A service fee is added to the invoice. The estimate invoice must be corrected to reflect the actual sales of that month at the beginning of the following month.

Disposal of products

• Disposal means disposing of both the contents of the package and the package in such a way that the package can no longer be returned to the machine and a deposit can be obtained. Disposed glass bottles may not be returned in Palpa's glass bins.
• The label materials must be disposed of in such a way that they do not end up being misused.
• The member company must provide Palpa with a certificate of disposal issued by the operator who did the disposal. The certificate of disposal must show the barcode of the product, the product name and the number of disposed packages.
• Waste generated during production (packaging and label material) must be stored in a locked, supervised space before disposal to prevent misuse.
• If the packaging of disposed products ends up to the reverse vending machines or Palpa's glass bins, the number of products must be reported to Palpa. Palpa pays the returner a deposit for the deposited packaging returned to the machine.

Recycling fees 2023

15.11.2022

For cans, the recycling fee will increase from 0,00140 € to 0,00525 €. The increase is due to the decrease in the world market price of aluminum, which causes a significant decrease in sales revenue of the material.
Recycling fees for plastic and glass bottles will remain unchanged.
Palpa reserves the right to make changes.

Recycling fees 2022

03.11.2021

For cans, the recycling fee will decrease by 85 % (from 0,00933 € to 0,00140 €). The decrease is caused by an exceptionally high level in the world market price of aluminum.
Recycling fees for plastic and glass bottles will remain unchanged.

Recycling fees 2021

28.10.2020

For cans, the recycling fee will increase 30 % (from 0,00718 € to 0,00933 €). The rise is caused by a low level in the world market price of aluminum.

The glass bottle recycling fees will be reduced by 10 % in all recycling fee categories. The finances of Palpa Lasi Oy are solid enabling the reduction in recycling fees.

The plastic bottle recycling fees will remain unchanged.

Price lists are available on Palpa web site.

Price lists

Recycling fees 2020

12.11.2019

For cans, the recycling fee will increase 30 % (from 0,00552 € to 0,00718 €). The rise is caused by a fall in the world market price of aluminum, which affects the sales revenue of the material. The value of the aluminum is not expected to rise in the near future. 

The plastic bottle recycling fee will be reduced by 15% in all recycling fee categories. The reduction is made possible by the increased demand of recycled material thus producing a good level of material revenue. 

The glass bottle recycling fee is reduced by 15% in all recycling fee categories. The finances of Palpa Lasi Oy are currently solid and the company's future financial outlook allows the reduction in recycling fees.

Price lists are available on Palpa web site.

Price lists