Packaging standard in the European Union

The Green Dot is a protected, internationally registered and the world’s most widely used trademark. Statistics show that the EU countries alone use the Green Dot mark on more than 640 billion packages annually, since this can almost be considered a mandatory requirement for a product to be competitive.

On the packaging, the Green Dot means that for such packaging a financial contribution has been paid to a qualified national packaging recovery organization - Latvijas Zaļais punkts.

The right to use this trademark in Latvia belongs to AS Latvijas Zaļais punkts that has a valid licence agreement with PRO Europe. PRO Europe unites 33 national packaging waste management systems that use the Green Dot trademark.

The Green Dot trademark is legally protected and AS Latvijas Zaļais punkts is the sub-licensee of this trademark in Latvia. The Green Dot trademark may only be used on packaging by companies that have a valid agreement with the Latvijas zaļais punkts for the management of packaging. 

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Green Dot in other countries

Latvijas Zaļais punkts is a member of European Green Dot PRO Europe (Packaging Recovery Organisation Europe s.p.r.l.) umbrella organisation. PRO Europe unites 33 national packaging management systems awarding Green Dot trademark licences and maintaining it as a single European trademark.

PRO Europe provides experience and information exchange among its member organisations and the lobbying and representation of their interests in the European Union institutions.

Each year the Latvijas Zaļais punkts participates in events and workshops organised by PRO Europe to share experience regarding waste collection, sorting and recycling issues in Latvia, discusses industry challenges and solutions, and listens to positive experiences and proposals from member organisations of other countries.

At conferences organised through the participation of PRO Europe, international companies share their experience in the implementation of European Union directives, e.g. reduction of packaging weight per unit or using recyclable or compostable packaging. Positive examples are transferred to partners and clients of member organisations.

In addition, the Latvijas Zaļais punkts holds annual and quarterly workshops for new and existing customers, where partners receive information about current events in the industry in the domestic and international markets, as well as about any planned changes to the European Union directives and plans of the Latvijas Zaļais punkts.

Latvijas Zaļais punkts provides its clients with advice regarding the experience of other countries and regulatory requirements in the area of waste management, as well as helps the clients to conclude agreements with the Green Dot organisations of other countries.

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The Green Dot trademark must be used in accordance with its terms of use.

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