1.1. Contact organisation
Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development (MESD)
1.2. Contact organisation unit
Institute for Environment and Nature
1.3. Contact name
Confidential because of GDPR
1.4. Contact person function
Confidential because of GDPR
1.5. Contact mail address
Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development, Radnicka cesta 80, 10 000 Zagreb
1.6. Contact email address
Confidential because of GDPR
1.7. Contact phone number
Confidential because of GDPR
1.8. Contact fax number
Confidential because of GDPR
2.1. Metadata last certified
25 October 2024
2.2. Metadata last posted
25 October 2024
2.3. Metadata last update
25 October 2024
3.1. Data description
Croatia applies the new calculation rules.
Data on packaging and packaging waste comes from the Extended Producer Responsibility Scheme (EPR scheme). The Environment Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund (EPEEF), acting as the only producer responsibility organization (PRO), collects data both on put-on-market from producers/importers and processed quantities from recovery/recycling facilities with whom they have contracts. According to the Ordinance that stipulates the management of packaging waste, stakeholders in the packaging and packaging waste management system are required to submit to FZOEU data on quantities and types of packaging placed on the Croatian market, and data on collected and processed packaging waste.
Data on rotations of reusable packaging came from the survey research generating quantitative data for 2022. The Institute for Environment and Nature conducted the survey. A questionnaire on reusable packaging detailed data was sent to all subjects reporting usage of reusable packaging to the EPR scheme.
Separate collected packaging waste presents rather pure sources and has passed the sorting stage. Data on recovery and recycling is coming directly from the recovery/recycling facilities company. Packaging waste is separated from other types of waste and impurities and as such enters the recycling process. Paper and carton waste data additionally account for moisture content which is deducted.
3.1.1. Description of the parties involved in the data collection
Table : Institutions involved in the collection of data and distribution of tasks.
| Name of institution | Description of key responsibilities |
| Ministry of economy and sustainable development, Institute for Environment and nature (MESD) | Responsible for the collection and compilation of data and information about the environment and nature, to ensure and monitor the implementation of environmental and nature policy, sustainable development, and the performance of professional activities related to the protection of the environment and nature. It is appointed as the central information authority of the Republic of Croatia for coordinating reporting and reporting to the European Commission on the implementation of specific environmental protection regulations, including waste. |
| Environment Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund (EPEEF) |
Responsible for organizing and monitoring systems for the management of special waste categories (one of which is packaging waste). Through an extended producer responsibility (EPR) scheme, acting as the Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO) EPEEF collects detailed data on packaging placed on the Croatian market as well as data on activities of treatment of waste packaging and supervision of the performance of these activities. |
3.2. Classification system
Recovery (R) and Disposal (D) codes are used as defined in the EU Waste Framework Directive 2008/98.
3.2.1. Classification of treatment operations
Recovery (R) and Disposal (D) codes are used as defined in the EU Waste Framework Directive 2008/98.
3.3. Coverage - sector
All sectors requested by PPWD are covered (industrial, commercial, household, and other).
3.4. Statistical concepts and definitions
Concept and definitions as in PPWD.
- Repaired wooden packaging will be accounted for in the coming years when sufficient data will be available.
- The amount of metals in incineration bottom ash (IBA) is not taken into account for the calculation of the targets because that methodology is not currently used for the recovery of Croatian packaging waste.
3.4.1. Types of reuse system in place for each material type
Closed-loop systems in place for reusable sales packaging.
Open loop for reusable transport packaging (wooden pallets).
3.4.2. Other recovery of waste
There was no data reported for "other recovery".
Only the recovery of energy from wood packaging waste was reported. The calculation of the plant energy efficiency factor for the recovery status R1 was not performed.
3.4.3. Information on temporary storage of packaging waste
The impact of temporary storage on recycled waste was assessed as insignificant, except for Ferrous packaging waste in the year 2022. and 2023. Ferrous packaging waste collected in 2022. in one facility processing iron cans stayed in temporary storage due to technical issues in the year 2022.
3.5. Statistical unit
Data is collected at the legal company entities level by PRO and sent as aggregated data to the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development (MESD)
- Reporting units for put on the market: producers, importers, exporters, distributors;
- Reporting units for recovery: recovery facilities.
3.6. Statistical population
All packaging waste generated within a country and treated per year.
3.7. Reference area
Republic of Croatia / National.
3.8. Coverage - Time
Data are available from the year 2012.
3.9. Base period
Not applicable.
Tonnes (t).
Calendar year.
6.1. Institutional Mandate - legal acts and other agreements
Environmental Protection Act (Official Gazette 80/13, 153/13, 78/15, 12/18, 118/18) and Waste Management Act (Official Gazette 84/21, 142/23) assigns the responsibility of the Institute for Environment and Nature to be the central information authority of the Republic of Croatia for coordinating reporting to the European Commission on the implementation of specific environmental protection regulations, including waste.
Act on the Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund (Official Gazette No. 107/03, 144/12) establishes the Fund as an extra-budgetary fund in the capacity of a legal person with public authority. Public authority means the adoption of administrative acts on payment of the fees, keeping the register of persons liable to pay the fees, specifying the requirements to be fulfilled by beneficiaries of the Fund’s financial resources and conditions for granting the funding.
6.2. Institutional Mandate - data sharing
Arrangements and procedures for data exchange and delivery between EPEEF and the MESD are prescribed in the Waste Management Act (Official Gazette 84/21, 142/23) and The Ordinance on packaging and packaging waste (Official Gazette 88/2015, 78/16, 116/17,14/20, 144/20).
7.1. Confidentiality - policy
The statistical activities of the MESD are carried out under the Official Statistics Act (Official Gazette 25/20) and the long- and short-term strategic plans and reports of the State Statistical Office, the European Statistics Code of Practice, and the Quality Guidelines of the Croatian Bureau of Statistics.
7.2. Confidentiality - data treatment
The statistical activities of the MESD are carried out under the Official Statistics Act (Official Gazette 25/20) and the long- and short-term strategic plans and reports of the State Statistical Office, the European Statistics Code of Practice, and the Quality Guidelines of the Croatian Bureau of Statistics.
8.1. Release calendar
30 June 2024.
8.2. Release calendar access
The release calendar is available at this website (Release calendar).
8.3. Release policy - user access
Waste statistics are published on the Institute for Environment and Nature website.
Annually.
10.1. Dissemination format - News release
News releases published on the website of the MESD.
10.2. Dissemination format - Publications
Publications, reports, and indicators:
MESD Institute publishes on its websites legislation, manuals and instructions for companies, questionnaires, etc. Please visit this website (Isgo portal mingor).
10.3. Dissemination format - online database
Poslovi nositelja statistika otpada.
10.4. Dissemination format - microdata access
Please visit this website (Aplikacije).
10.5. Dissemination format - other
MESD disseminates data and information also through meetings and workshops. Data and other information are available on request by phone, info mail, and other sources (see below) which is in line with the Act on the right to access information (Official Gazette, no. 25/13, 85/15, 69/22).
10.6. Documentation on methodology
Fund publishes on its pages information on legislation, methodological documents, manuals, and instructions for producers/importers/introducers: (Packaging and packaging waste fee).
MESD publishes on its webpages information on legislation, methodological documents, manuals and instructions for companies, questionnaires, etc (Upute i prirucnici).
10.7. Quality management - documentation
Methodological documents and manuals are available at this website (Upute i prirucnici).
11.1. Quality assurance
Guidelines available at: Methodological documents and manuals.
Accuracy:
- Data on recovery/recycling from the EPR system are cross-checked with the data reported in the database The Environmental Pollution Register containing, among data on waste generators and waste collectors, annual data from waste treatment facilities. Data available in the Transboundary Waste Shipment Database (TWSD) containing data from yearly reports on quantities and types of shipped waste are also used for cross-checking.
- Data on placed on the market are not cross-checked due to a lack of alternative sources and methodology.
Completeness:
- Data collection on Placed on the market data is done by the PRO which carries out certain QC checks (year-to-year comparisons are done, custom duty data are consulted, and random inspections by the Directorate for Inspection conclusions are used). Yet data certainly has not achieved the highest level of completeness. In the lack of alternative data, methodology, or mechanism to determine the share of uncovered data such analysis has not been performed and no adjustments have been applied.
- MENC validates the annual national data as reported by the Environmental Protection and Efficiency Fund acting as PRO. This includes checks related to consistency, plausibility, and development over time and observations are discussed with the Fund and through the Fund with the legal entities involved in reporting the data.
11.2. Quality management - assessment
Data are collected from reliable sources.
Information on methodological documents, manuals, and instructions for producers/importers/introducers are published on The Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund (EPEEF) web page (Packaging-and packaging waste fee).
Information on methodological documents, manuals, and instructions for collectors and recovery facilities are published on The EPEEF web page: (Otpadna ambalaza izvan sustava povratne naknade).
On MESD web pages information on legislation, methodological documents, manuals, and instructions for facilities involved in waste management is published: (Upute i prirucnici).
12.1. Relevance - User Needs
Policymakers, competent bodies at national, regional, and local levels, expert institutes, companies, general public are provided with information on waste statistics on an aggregated level, as well as on a detailed level.
MESD Institute prepares indicators, and reports for the presentation of aggregated data, while detailed data are accessible via online databases or at request.
12.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction
Survey on users satisfaction is implemented periodically.
12.3. Completeness
Datasets are complete.
13.1. Accuracy - overall
Coverage issues exist related to POM data (free riders).
To achieve better control of the mandatory enterprises placing packaging on the market EPR Registry is about to be transplanted to The financial agency (FINA) and registration and data collection are to be performed in electronic form.
A survey on waste generation is to be performed in the coming years.
A simple set of data on reusable packaging is obtained through the EPR scheme. Producers/importers are obligated to report quantities at first time placed on the market and disposal of end-of-life reusable packaging. Detailed data on rotations of reusable packaging are obtained by the survey conducted by the Institute for Environment and Nature. A questionnaire on reusable packaging detailed data was sent to all subjects reporting usage of reusable packaging to the EPR scheme.
13.1.1. Statistical surveys used regarding packaging waste generation and treatment
The information in this section is to provide an overarching understanding of the accuracy of any statistical surveys used relating to packaging waste. Some of the information may be available in previous questions.
Not applicable.
| Component of packaging waste | Year | Statistical units | Percentage of population surveyed | Data (tonnes) | Confidence level | Error margin | Details of adjustments from the survey year to the current year | Other details |
| Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
13.1.2. Statistical surveys used regarding reusable packaging
The information in this section is to provide an overarching understanding of the accuracy of any statistical surveys used relating to packaging waste. Some of the information may be available in other concepts.
| Packaging material | Year | Statistical units | Percentage of population surveyed | Data (tonnes) | Confidence level | Error margin | Details of adjustments from the survey year to the current year | Other details |
| All packaging material | 2022 | Enterprises reporting usage of reusable packaging to EPR scheme | Not applicable | Not available | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not available | Not available |
13.2. Sampling error
Not applicable.
13.3. Non-sampling error
The data comes from the EPR system with no additional data corrections performed. Certain analyses are planned in the coming period. Data source on the weight of recycled packaging waste is also the EPR system, with implemented controls on the weight of packaging waste as input to the recycling facility from which impurities are deducted, if necessary. For the above reasons, no additional correction factors were used.
14.1. Timeliness
Preliminary raw data from the EPR system are available on the 01st of May of the year succeeding the reference year. Final data are available in the fourth quarter of the year succeeding the reference year.
14.2. Punctuality
No time lag for delivery from the MESD to Eurostat.
15.1. Comparability - geographical
Not applicable.
15.2. Comparability - over time
Data are comparable, with no methodological changes over time except changes following legal demands (composite packaging accurately dividing on composition material from the year 2020.).
Minor changes in waste generation calculation from 2021. adding end-of-life reusable packaging reported by entities instead of adding POM of reusable packaging (as calculated till 2020.).
15.3. Coherence - cross domain
The data are not fully coherent with other waste data sets because the EPR scheme is used as the only source recognized as the most relevant and complete source of data.
15.4. Coherence - internal
Statistics are consistent within a given data set.
15.4.1. Explanation for any component with a greater than 10 % variation
Explanation detailing the causes of the tonnage difference (in relation to which waste streams, sectors, or estimates have caused the difference, and what the underlying cause is) for any component of packaging waste generated and recycled that shows greater than a 10 % variation from the data submitted for the previous data year.
| Material | Variation (%) | Main reason for variation |
| Glass (waste generated) | 18% | A waste generation increase of over 10% occurred in 2021 and 2022 after a huge decrease in consumption in 2020. due to pandemic of COVID-19 |
|---|---|---|
| Paper and cardboard (waste generated) |
11% | Waste generation has shown a mildly increasing trend over the years, due to influences of general economic development increasing consumption. An increase of over 10% occurred in 2021 and 2022 after decreasing consumption in 2020. due to pandemic of COVID-19 |
| Others (waste generated) | 83% | Other packaging represents textile packaging. Considering the overall small national quantities in that category, even small changes in absolute quantities represent a significant relative change |
| Wood (waste recycling) | 148% | Increase due to improvements in the organization of the EPR system including contracts between PRO and recycling facilities signed in the year 2021 |
| Ferrous metal (waste recycling) | -97% | Decrease due to technical issues in one facility processing iron cans. The collected quantity in the year 2022 was processed during 2023. |
| Glass (waste recycling) | 33% | Due to the increase in waste generation |
Not applicable.
17.1. Data revision - policy
Data is published when considered final unless indicated as provisional. Correction of errors is possible and when this occurs, the document version is upgraded.
17.2. Data revision - practice
See 17.1.
18.1. Source data
Packaging waste generated data is based on packaging put on the market (PoM), obtained by the Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund (Fund), the centralized Producer Responsibility Organization in charge of the extended producer responsibility (EPR) scheme in Croatia.
The Ordinance on packaging and packaging waste (Official Gazette 88/15, 78/16,116/17, 14/20, and 144/20) lays down that upon placing on the market in the Republic of Croatia, the producer/importer/introducer shall pay to the Fund the waste packaging management fee. Costs of collection and treatment of waste packaging in the system managed by the Fund are covered by the mentioned fee. Producers are reporting data quarterly to the Fund that must send yearly data to the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development, Institute for Environment and Nature (MESD). Through the survey, MESD has collected data on reuse packaging rotations, which are to be collected by the PRO in the coming years.
Data on recovery/recycling are also coming from the EPR system in which facilities with conducted contracts report the data on collection and recovery/recycling.
18.1.1. Waste samples from waste analysis
The waste samples for waste analysis are taken from:
The waste analysis is not yet performed in the scope that would be sufficient for reporting on packaging.
| Approach | Details about the flows of waste covered |
| Directly from the bin | Not applicable |
|---|---|
| From the waste trucks | Not applicable |
| Other approaches | Not applicable |
18.1.2. Source of waste flow data for estimation
| Sources | Materials covered | |
| Waste collectors | Not applicable | Not applicable |
|---|---|---|
| Waste treatment operators | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Municipalities | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Others | Not applicable | Not applicable |
18.2. Frequency of data collection
Annually for data on waste generation, collection, and management.
18.3. Data collection
Data collection is done by the PRO through EPR scheme.
18.3.1. Description of the methodology and verification of data on packaging waste generated in case waste analysis is used
Not applicable.
18.3.2. Description of the methodology to report on composite packaging
Data collection forms, within the EPR system, contain requirements for reporting on composite packaging by the materials by which composed.
18.3.3. Description of methods for determining packaging waste treatment
| Packaging waste material | Total | Plastic | Wood | Ferrous metals | Aluminium | Glass | Paper and Cardboard | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data collection methods | ||||||||
| Administrative reporting | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Surveys | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Electronic registry | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Waste analysis | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Data from waste operators | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Data from municipalities | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Data from extended producer responsibility schemes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Other | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Additional information about the methodology, including the combination of methods used:
A single method is used - operators (treatment facilities) send data quarterly to the Fund which sends yearly data to the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development.
18.3.4. Explanation of the scope and validity of surveys to collect data on the generation and treatment of packaging waste
Not applicable.
18.3.5. Explanation of the scope and validity of surveys to collect data on reusable packaging
The study covers detailed reuse packaging data for the year 2022. focusing on entities that reported usage of reuse packaging in the year 2022.
18.3.6. Detailed description of the method to collect data in order to calculate the amount of metals separated from incineration bottom ash
Calculation of recycling of metals from incinerator bottom ash : Detailed description of the method to collect data in order to calculate the amount of metals separated from incineration bottom ash in accordance with the Commission Implementing Act adopted in accordance with Article 37(7) of Directive 2008/98/EC.
The amount of metals in incineration bottom ash (IBA) is not taken into account for the calculation of the targets because that methodology is not currently used for the recovery of Croatian packaging waste.
| Data | Description of the measurement method to obtain the data |
| Total amount of metal concentrate extracted from incinerator bottom ash | Not applicable |
|---|---|
| Average level of metallic content in the total amount of metal concentrate, including the reliability of any surveys undertaken | Not applicable |
| Proportion of waste entering incineration plants that is packaging waste, including the reliability of any surveys undertaken | Not applicable |
18.4. Data validation
Data validation is done by MESD in close cooperation with FZOEU.
18.4.1. Detailed description of the system for quality control and traceability for packaging waste pursuant to Article 6a(3) and (8) of Directive 94/62/EC
The weight of packaging waste generated is considered equal to the amount of packaging placed on the market. The data comes from the EPR system with no additional data corrections performed. Certain analyses are planned in the coming period. Data source on the weight of recycled packaging waste is also the EPR system, with implemented controls on the weight of packaging waste as input to the recycling facility from which impurities are deducted, if necessary. For the above reasons, no additional correction factors were used. ALR is also not applicable because the data comes directly from the recycler facilities. There was no export outside the Union reported within the EPR system.
18.4.2. Traceability of waste treated outside the member State and ensuring its treatment in conditions broadly equivalent to the requirements of EU environmental law
| Packaging waste material | Subject to final treatment in the Member State (yes/no) | Shipped to another EU Member State (yes/no) | Exported outside the EU (yes/no) | Description of specific measures for quality control and traceability of packaging waste, in particularly as regards monitoring and validation of data |
| Plastic | Yes | No | No | Documentation is required in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wood | Yes | No | No | Documentation is required in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 |
| Ferrous metals | Yes | No | No | Documentation is required in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 |
| Aluminium | Yes | No | No | Documentation is required in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 |
| Glass | Yes | No | No | Documentation is required in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 |
| Paper and cardboard | Yes | No | No | Documentation is required in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 |
| Others | No | No | No | Documentation is required in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 |
18.4.3. Description of measures to ensure broadly equivalent waste treatment
There has been no reported treatment of packaging waste outside the Union.
18.4.4. Verification of data on packaging waste generated
The columns in the table relate to information on verification procedures used within the national statistical reporting system to validate the accuracy of the data.
| Packaging waste material | Cross-check (yes/no) | Time-series check (yes/no) | Audit (yes/no) | Verification process | |
| Plastic | No | Yes | Yes | TIME-SERIES CHECK - Trends are monitored visually using a graph and calculating the percentage difference compared to the previous year. |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wood | No | Yes | Yes | TIME-SERIES CHECK - Trends are monitored visually using a graph and calculating the percentage difference compared to the previous year. |
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| Ferrous metals | No | Yes | Yes | "TIME-SERIES CHECK - Trends are monitored visually using a graph and calculating the percentage difference compared to the previous year. |
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| Aluminium | No | Yes | Yes | TIME-SERIES CHECK - Trends are monitored visually using a graph and calculating the percentage difference compared to the previous year. |
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| Glass | No | Yes | Yes | TIME-SERIES CHECK - Trends are monitored visually using a graph and calculating the percentage difference compared to the previous year. AUDIT - Identification of unregistered producer/importer/introducer subject to the waste packaging management fee is enabled by the implementation of random inspections of the State inspectorate and upon the basis of data from the Customs Administration on the import of goods and data from the Croatian Center for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development. |
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| Paper and cardboard | No | Yes | Yes | TIME-SERIES CHECK - Trends are monitored visually using a graph and calculating the percentage difference compared to the previous year. AUDIT - Identification of unregistered producer/importer/introducer subject to the waste packaging management fee is enabled by the implementation of random inspections of the State inspectorate and upon the basis of data from the Customs Administration on the import of goods and data from the Croatian Center for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development. |
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| Others | No | Yes | Yes | TIME-SERIES CHECK - Trends are monitored visually using a graph and calculating the percentage difference compared to the previous year. |
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18.4.5. Verification of data on packaging waste recycling
The columns in the table relate to information on verification procedures used within the national statistical reporting system to validate the accuracy of the data.
| Packaging waste material | Cross-check (yes/no) | Time-series check (yes/no) | Audit (yes/no) | Verification process |
| Plastic | yes | yes | yes | CROSS-CHECK - performed with the data consisted in Environmental Pollution Register database, managed by Ministry of Economy and sustainable Development (MESD) where all waste treatment companies are obliged to report annual data on waste treatment. MESD also operates IT online application (e-ONTO) for tracking daily transfers of waste. Application enables checking of data on individual waste transfers. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wood | yes | yes | yes | CROSS-CHECK - performed with the data consisted in Environmental Pollution Register database, managed by Ministry of Economy and sustainable Development (MESD) where all waste treatment companies are obliged to report annual data on waste treatment. MESD also operates IT online application (e-ONTO) for tracking daily transfers of waste. Application enables checking of data on individual waste transfers. |
| Ferrous metals | yes | yes | yes | CROSS-CHECK - performed with the data consisted in Environmental Pollution Register database, managed by Ministry of Economy and sustainable Development (MESD) where all waste treatment companies are obliged to report annual data on waste treatment. MESD also operates IT online application (e-ONTO) for tracking daily transfers of waste. Application enables checking of data on individual waste transfers. |
| Aluminium | yes | yes | yes | CROSS-CHECK - performed with the data consisted in Environmental Pollution Register database, managed by Ministry of Economy and sustainable Development (MESD) where all waste treatment companies are obliged to report annual data on waste treatment. MESD also operates IT online application (e-ONTO) for tracking daily transfers of waste. Application enables checking of data on individual waste transfers. |
| Mixed waste | yes | yes | yes | CROSS-CHECK - performed with the data consisted in Environmental Pollution Register database, managed by Ministry of Economy and sustainable Development (MESD) where all waste treatment companies are obliged to report annual data on waste treatment. MESD also operates IT online application (e-ONTO) for tracking daily transfers of waste. Application enables checking of data on individual waste transfers. |
| Others | yes | yes | yes | CROSS-CHECK - performed with the data consisted in Environmental Pollution Register database, managed by Ministry of Economy and sustainable Development (MESD) where all waste treatment companies are obliged to report annual data on waste treatment. MESD also operates IT online application (e-ONTO) for tracking daily transfers of waste. Application enables checking of data on individual waste transfers. |
18.5. Data compilation
Generated waste packaging is calculated by adding up all single-use packaging placed on the market in the referent year and all end-of-life re-use packaging submitted to the recycle companies.
The recovery and recycling rates are calculated in percentage i.e. the total quantity of recycled or recovered packaging waste divided by the quantity of generated waste packaging.
18.5.1. Methods for determining packaging waste generation
| Approach | % of waste generated based on this approach |
| Approach 1 Put on the Market (POM) based on EPR data, complemented with estimates to ensure full coverage of the EPR data |
100% |
|---|---|
| Approach 2 POM based on sources other than EPR (e.g. based on production and import statistics and factors to estimate the amount of packaging associated to these product flows) |
Not applicable |
| Approach 3 Waste analysis |
Not applicable |
| Other approaches | Not applicable |
18.5.1.1. Approach 1 - Put on the Market (POM) based on EPR
Primary sources and their shares in the total
| Sources for calculation of PoM | % of packaging total covered | Threshold of this source(*) | |||||||
| Total | Plastic | Wood | Ferrous metals | Aluminium | Glass | Paper and Cardboard | Other | ||
| EPR scheme data | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | A threshold in reporting is not implemented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative reporting different from EPR | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Surveys | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Electronic registry: | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Other : | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
(*) Necessity of a certain minimum amount of waste, turnover etc. to be registered.
18.5.1.2. Approach 2 - Put on the market (POM) calculated from production and reign trade statistics and using coefficients of packaging for the sold goods in question
Primary sources and their shares in the total
| Sources for calculation of PoM | % of packaging total covered | Threshold of this source(*) | |||||||
| Total | Plastic | Wood | Ferrous metals | Aluminium | Glass | Paper and Cardboard | Other | ||
| Production statistics | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign trade statistics | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Specific surveys : | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Electronic registry : | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Other : | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
(*) Necessity of a certain minimum amount of waste, turnover etc. to be registered
18.5.1.3. Approach 3 - Waste analysis
Packaging waste generated estimated by waste analysis
| Type of waste | Number of samples taken | Total volume or weight of samples taken | What proportion does the sample represent of the total waste generated (in %) |
Frequency of sample | |
| Volume in cubic metres | Weight in tonnes | ||||
| Mixed household and similar waste | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Separately collected municipal waste | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Separately collected business waste | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Others : | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
18.5.2. Information on estimates for packaging placed on the market
No estimates have been applied.
18.5.3. Presence and calculation of estimates and indication of added volume in % of the total
| Packaging waste material | Total | Plastic | Wood | Ferrous metals | Aluminium | Glass | Paper and Cardboard | Other |
| Validation | ||||||||
| Corrections for underreporting of units covered by the above sources | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimates for units below the threshold (de minimis) | No threshold in reporting is applied | No threshold in reporting is applied | No threshold in reporting is applied | No threshold in reporting is applied | No threshold in reporting is applied | No threshold in reporting is applied | No threshold in reporting is applied | No threshold in reporting is applied |
| Estimates for other units legally exempt from reporting | There are no legal exemptions from reporting | There are no legal exemptions from reporting | There are no legal exemptions from reporting | There are no legal exemptions from reporting | There are no legal exemptions from reporting | There are no legal exemptions from reporting | There are no legal exemptions from reporting | There are no legal exemptions from reporting |
| Estimates for free-riders | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Private imports /exports by private parcels | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Private imports /exports (from journeys) | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Internet imports and exports i.e. online sales | On-line sales are subject to reporting | On-line sales are subject to reporting | On-line sales are subject to reporting | On-line sales are subject to reporting | On-line sales are subject to reporting | On-line sales are subject to reporting | On-line sales are subject to reporting | On-line sales are subject to reporting |
| Other corrections | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
18.5.4. Measurement points for recycling applied
| Packaging waste material |
Description of measurement points used (at calculation point or at the output of sorting operation with subtraction of non-target materials as appropriate, end-of-waste criteria, etc.), including variation at regional and local level |
| Plastic | Input to recycling plant with subtraction of non-target materials, impurities, and moisture, if appropriate |
|---|---|
| Wood | Input to recycling plant with subtraction of non-target materials, impurities, and moisture, if appropriate |
| Ferrous metals | Input to recycling plant with subtraction of non-target materials, impurities, and moisture, if appropriate |
| Aluminium | Input to recycling plant with subtraction of non-target materials, impurities, and moisture, if appropriate |
| Glass | Input to recycling plant with subtraction of non-target materials, impurities, and moisture, if appropriate |
| Paper and cardboard | Input to recycling plant with subtraction of non-target materials, impurities, and moisture, if appropriate |
| Others | Not available |
18.5.4.1. Detailed description of the methodology to calculate the amount of non-target materials removed between the measurement and the calculation points, where applicable
The collection scheme is intended for packaging material only. Reporting is based on European waste catalog codes. Data are obtained from the calculation point.
18.5.4.2. Detailed description of how compostable packaging recovered at biowaste treatment plants has been identified and recorded in the data
No data on the recovery of compostable packaging were reported.
18.5.5. Methodology to determine recycled amounts from composite packaging or packaging composed of multiple materials
No data on the recovery of composite packaging were reported.
18.5.6. Use of Average Loss rates (ALRS)
Description of the sorted packaging waste to which ALRs are applied, types of sorting plants to which different ALRs apply, the methodological approach to calculating ALRs at such point(s), including the statistical accuracy of any surveys used, or the nature of any technical specifications.
ALR is not applicable because the data comes directly from the recycler facilities.
| Sorted waste material and sorting plant type | ALR applied (in %) | Description |
| Not applicable | Not applicable | ALR is not applicable because the data comes directly from the recycler facilities. |
18.6. Adjustment
No adjustment has been performed.
18.6.1. Adjustment for impurities and humidity
| Factors | Total | Plastic | Wood | Ferrous metals | Aluminium | Glass | Paper and Cardboard | Other |
| Correction factors for impurities and humidity in % of waste | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| How the correction factors are derived | Not applicable | |||||||
| If no correction of impurities and humidity is applied, how they are accounted | Corrections for impurities and humidity are performed directly on quantities in the recycler facilities, if applicable | |||||||
18.6.2. Attribution of waste to packaging and non-packaging types and correction for humidity
Description, where applicable, of the methodology to exclude non-packaging waste from the reported amount of recycled packaging waste and of the methodology to correct the amount of packaging waste at the measurement point in order to reflect the natural humidity rate of packaging (including by using relevant European standards). Aggregated data across facilities of a similar type is acceptable.
| Packaging waste material | Facility type | Share of packaging waste (%) | Description of the methodologies applied to obtain the percentage |
| Paper and Cardboard | Paper and Cardboard recycling facilities | 100% | The facility operator determines the humidity rate. Control of waste impurities and humidity is performed by the Fund. Data are adjusted for humidity and impurities. |
18.6.3. Attribution of waste
Description of the methodology to exclude waste originating from other countries, where applicable. Aggregated data across facilities of a similar type is acceptable.
| Packaging waste material | Facility type | Share of waste from the Member State (%) | Description of the methodologies applied to obtain the percentage |
| All | Recovery/Recycling facilities | 100% | Data on imported waste are not subject to reporting |
No comments available.
Croatia applies the new calculation rules.
Data on packaging and packaging waste comes from the Extended Producer Responsibility Scheme (EPR scheme). The Environment Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund (EPEEF), acting as the only producer responsibility organization (PRO), collects data both on put-on-market from producers/importers and processed quantities from recovery/recycling facilities with whom they have contracts. According to the Ordinance that stipulates the management of packaging waste, stakeholders in the packaging and packaging waste management system are required to submit to FZOEU data on quantities and types of packaging placed on the Croatian market, and data on collected and processed packaging waste.
Data on rotations of reusable packaging came from the survey research generating quantitative data for 2022. The Institute for Environment and Nature conducted the survey. A questionnaire on reusable packaging detailed data was sent to all subjects reporting usage of reusable packaging to the EPR scheme.
Separate collected packaging waste presents rather pure sources and has passed the sorting stage. Data on recovery and recycling is coming directly from the recovery/recycling facilities company. Packaging waste is separated from other types of waste and impurities and as such enters the recycling process. Paper and carton waste data additionally account for moisture content which is deducted.
25 October 2024
Concept and definitions as in PPWD.
- Repaired wooden packaging will be accounted for in the coming years when sufficient data will be available.
- The amount of metals in incineration bottom ash (IBA) is not taken into account for the calculation of the targets because that methodology is not currently used for the recovery of Croatian packaging waste.
Data is collected at the legal company entities level by PRO and sent as aggregated data to the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development (MESD)
- Reporting units for put on the market: producers, importers, exporters, distributors;
- Reporting units for recovery: recovery facilities.
All packaging waste generated within a country and treated per year.
Republic of Croatia / National.
Calendar year.
Coverage issues exist related to POM data (free riders).
To achieve better control of the mandatory enterprises placing packaging on the market EPR Registry is about to be transplanted to The financial agency (FINA) and registration and data collection are to be performed in electronic form.
A survey on waste generation is to be performed in the coming years.
A simple set of data on reusable packaging is obtained through the EPR scheme. Producers/importers are obligated to report quantities at first time placed on the market and disposal of end-of-life reusable packaging. Detailed data on rotations of reusable packaging are obtained by the survey conducted by the Institute for Environment and Nature. A questionnaire on reusable packaging detailed data was sent to all subjects reporting usage of reusable packaging to the EPR scheme.
Tonnes (t).
Generated waste packaging is calculated by adding up all single-use packaging placed on the market in the referent year and all end-of-life re-use packaging submitted to the recycle companies.
The recovery and recycling rates are calculated in percentage i.e. the total quantity of recycled or recovered packaging waste divided by the quantity of generated waste packaging.
Packaging waste generated data is based on packaging put on the market (PoM), obtained by the Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund (Fund), the centralized Producer Responsibility Organization in charge of the extended producer responsibility (EPR) scheme in Croatia.
The Ordinance on packaging and packaging waste (Official Gazette 88/15, 78/16,116/17, 14/20, and 144/20) lays down that upon placing on the market in the Republic of Croatia, the producer/importer/introducer shall pay to the Fund the waste packaging management fee. Costs of collection and treatment of waste packaging in the system managed by the Fund are covered by the mentioned fee. Producers are reporting data quarterly to the Fund that must send yearly data to the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development, Institute for Environment and Nature (MESD). Through the survey, MESD has collected data on reuse packaging rotations, which are to be collected by the PRO in the coming years.
Data on recovery/recycling are also coming from the EPR system in which facilities with conducted contracts report the data on collection and recovery/recycling.
Annually.
Preliminary raw data from the EPR system are available on the 01st of May of the year succeeding the reference year. Final data are available in the fourth quarter of the year succeeding the reference year.
Not applicable.
Data are comparable, with no methodological changes over time except changes following legal demands (composite packaging accurately dividing on composition material from the year 2020.).
Minor changes in waste generation calculation from 2021. adding end-of-life reusable packaging reported by entities instead of adding POM of reusable packaging (as calculated till 2020.).
