Belgium: Packaging EPR fees
Fost Plus grades the fee by recyclability: clean, sortable materials cost far less than composites and disruptive packaging, all charged at the same top rate.
Belgium publishes a statutory packaging EPR tariff through Fost Plus. Below: the core materials we use for cross-country comparison, the transcribed published rows (20), and the official source last checked on 09/07/2026.
Core materials at a glance
Glass
€0.105/kg
Paper/Board
€0.15/kg
Metal
€0.186/kg
Aluminium
€0.049/kg
Band €0.049–0.451/kg
Plastic
€0.36/kg
Band €0.36–4.42/kg
Wood
€4.42/kg
Rates in detail
38 published rate rows| Material / item | Rate | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Glass | 0.1052 EUR/kg | Excl. pyrex/crystal/opal glass >600 ppm fluorine |
| Paper and cardboard | 0.1503 EUR/kg | >=85% paper fibre or CEPI recyclable |
| Steel | 0.1864 EUR/kg | >=50% steel by weight |
| Aluminium (rigid, >=50µm) | 0.0491 EUR/kg | — |
| Aluminium (thin, <50µm) | 0.4513 EUR/kg | — |
| Beverage cartons | 0.808 EUR/kg | — |
| Cork | 1.2325 EUR/kg | — |
| PET bottles, clear | 0.3604 EUR/kg | >=95% PET |
| PET bottles, transparent blue | 0.5527 EUR/kg | — |
| PET bottles, opaque | 0.8776 EUR/kg | — |
| Rigid PP | 1.0161 EUR/kg | — |
| Rigid PE | 0.8019 EUR/kg | — |
| Flexible plastic film (PE) | 1.0804 EUR/kg | — |
| Compostable plastics | 4.419 EUR/kg | — |
| Other plastics (PVC, laminates) | 4.419 EUR/kg | — |
| Wood | 4.419 EUR/kg | — |
| Obstructive packaging (top rate) | 4.419 EUR/kg | — |
| Hazardous household waste packaging | 1.3784 EUR/kg | — |
| Beverage capsules, aluminium | 3.5525 EUR/kg | — |
| Beverage capsules, plastic | 3.8414 EUR/kg | — |
Take-back schemes in this country
All schemes| Organisation | EPR | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Valipac | Packaging · household | PRO |
| Valorfrit | Other EPR | PRO |
| Valumat | Other EPR | PRO |
| Valorlub | Oils / lubricants | PRO |
| Febelauto | End-of-life vehicles | PRO |
| Bebat | Batteries | PRO |
| Recupel | WEEE | PRO |
| Recytyre | Tyres | PRO |
| Fost Plus | Packaging · household | PRO |
| Valipac | Packaging · commercial | PRO |
| Valumat | Other EPR | Older entry |
How we verify this page
Core rates and detail rows are transcribed from the official document or tariff page at fostplus.be. We record a verification date (09/07/2026) and re-check when the source hash changes. Soft-scraped scheme hints stay labelled until someone confirms them against a primary document.