Afvalfonds Verpakkingen

What Afvalfonds Verpakkingen does

Afvalfonds Verpakkingen, operating under the brand Verpact (Stichting Verpact), is a Dutch non-profit foundation established in 2013 and headquartered at Henri Faasdreef 312, The Hague. It is the statutorily designated organization under Dutch law responsible for financing and administering the recycling of packaging waste placed on the Dutch market. The entity collects the mandatory Afvalbeheersbijdrage Verpakkingen from producers and importers of packaged goods and reports recycling performance to the Dutch government, achieving an 88% recycling/reuse rate in 2024 against a 72% Dutch legal target.

The core technology asset is the PackTool declaration portal, which is being transitioned to VerpactPortal in 2025 as a user-friendly, future-proof platform for mandatory packaging declarations, supplemented by the Verpakkingencatalogus packaging classification system. Supporting products include the PMD collection program for plastic, metal, and drink carton packaging, the Afval Goed Geregeld free pickup service for businesses and schools, the Tariefdifferentiatie Plastic incentive scheme rewarding recyclable designs and recycled content, and information tools such as De Plastic Wijzer and the Deltaplan Circulaire Plastic Verpakkingen aimed at a fully circular packaging system by 2050. Initiatives in 2025–2026 broaden eligible streams to include used coffee capsules and unify PMD collection nationwide.

Verpact's revenue model is grounded in recurring mandatory industry contributions calculated annually by material type and designed to cover expected system costs; it operates as a foundation without profit motive (Stichting zonder winstoogmerk). Pricing is differentiated by material (plastic, metal, drink cartons, other) with additional differentiation within plastic to encourage recyclability. The go-to-market is primarily product-led/digital via the VerpactPortal for producers and importers, supplemented by direct field operations through the Afval Goed Geregeld program for businesses and schools, with corporate communications handled through the verpact.nl website and LinkedIn/X channels.

Name

Afvalfonds Verpakkingen

Legal name

Stichting Verpact

Website

https://afvalfondsverpakkingen.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Afvalfonds Verpakkingen (Verpact) is the Dutch statutorily designated non-profit foundation that finances and administers packaging waste recycling on behalf of producers and importers, operating the VerpactPortal declaration system and the Afval Goed Geregeld collection program across the Netherlands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Packaging Waste Management

NAICS

Waste Management and Remediation Services (562), Waste Collection (56211)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Packaging Recovery & Closed-Loop Programs (Take-Back, Deposit-Return, EPR Support) (IMALAMAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Circular Economy & Waste/Materials Reporting (Zero waste, packaging) (EUAHAJAL), Reusable Packaging & Refill Systems (Returnable Transport Items, Deposit/DRS Ops) (EUAIANAE)

Keywords

• Packaging waste management
• Recycling compliance services
• Producer responsibility fees
• Waste collection services
• Declaration portal

Headquarters

HQ city

Leidschendam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Afvalbeheersbijdrage Verpakkingen (Waste Management Contribution): Mandatory contributions from producers and importers of packaged goods to fund recycling and waste management systems. Rates are determined annually based on material type and must cover expected costs. Verpact operates as a non-profit foundation (Stichting zonder winstoogmerk).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Afvalfonds Verpakkingen (operating as Verpact) is the legally designated Dutch foundation responsible for financing and managing the recycling of packaging waste. It collects mandatory Afvalbeheersbijdrage Verpakkingen contributions from producers and importers of packaged goods through its PackTool/VerpactPortal online declaration platform, and uses these funds to operate the national PMD (plastic, metal, drink carton) collection system and the Afval Goed Geregeld free collection service for businesses and schools.

Product overview

Verpact (formerly operating as Afvalfonds Verpakkingen) operates a unified platform-based ecosystem for packaging waste management and recycling compliance in the Netherlands. The core product is the PackTool/VerpactPortal declaration portal, where businesses submit mandatory packaging waste contributions (Afvalbeheersbijdrage Verpakkingen). This core platform is supplemented by collection services (PMD Inzameling, Afval Goed Geregeld), compliance tools (Verpakkingencatalogus, Tariefdifferentiatie Plastic), and consumer guidance resources (De Plastic Wijzer, Koffiecapsules Toolkit, Deltaplan Circulaire Plastic Verpakkingen). The organization achieved 88% recycling/reuse rate in 2024, well above the 72% Dutch legal target.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Packtool: Online declaration portal for packaging waste contributions (Afvalbeheersbijdrage Verpakkingen), being replaced by VerpactPortal
• VerpactPortal
• Afval Goed Geregeld
• De Plastic Wijzer
• Deltaplan Circulaire Plastic Verpakkingen

Products and services

• PackTool / VerpactPortal Online declaration portal where producers and importers of packaged goods in the Netherlands submit mandatory packaging declarations and pay the Afvalbeheersbijdrage Verpakkingen (Waste Management Contribution). VerpactPortal is the next-generation version replacing PackTool.
• PMD Collection (Plastic, Metal, Drink Cartons) National collection system for plastic packaging, metal packaging and drink cartons (PMD). From 2026 onward, all such packaging is accepted in the PMD collection stream, properly emptied before disposal.
• Afval Goed Geregeld

Quantifiable outcome

• 88% of packaging placed on market recycled or reused in 2024
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Duales System Deutschland (Grüner Punkt): DSD / Grüner Punkt operates Germany's pioneering dual system for sales packaging collection, sorting, and recycling under Germany's Packaging Act. It is a direct peer to Verpact because it provides the same producer-financed, mandated packaging-waste-management services, with comparable tariff structures and EPR-driven reporting requirements.
• Fost Plus: Fost Plus is the Belgian packaging Producer Responsibility Organization that finances and coordinates the recycling of household packaging on behalf of producers and importers in Belgium. It is a direct peer to Verpact (Afvalfonds Verpakkingen) because it operates the identical EPR model for packaging in a neighboring Benelux market, with mandatory producer fees, defined recycling targets, and equivalent regulatory mandate.
• Citeo: Citeo is the French PRO for household packaging and graphic paper, financed by mandatory eco-contributions from producers/importers and tasked with meeting French and EU recycling targets. It is a direct peer to Verpact given the overlap in EPR financing model, packaging material scope, public-policy reporting, and tariff differentiation for recyclability.
• Ecoembes: Ecoembes is the Spanish PRO for household packaging, financed through mandatory 'Punto Verde' fees paid by producers and importers. It is a direct peer to Verpact given near-identical EPR mandate, material-based fee differentiation, and the equivalent role coordinating municipal recycling systems to meet Spanish and EU targets.
• Valorlux: Valorlux is the Luxembourg PRO responsible for the take-back and recycling of household packaging under the country's EPR regulation. It is a direct peer to Verpact because it runs a near-identical packaging EPR model in a small EU member state, financed by mandatory producer contributions and reporting against EU targets.
• CONAI (Consorzio Nazionale Imballaggi): CONAI is the Italian packaging consortium that coordinates the EPR-based collection and recycling of packaging waste across Italy on behalf of producers. It is a direct peer to Verpact given its national packaging PRO mandate, mandatory producer fees (Contributo Ambientale), and tiered material-specific tariff structure analogous to Verpact's Afvalbeheersbijdrage.
• AGK (Altstoff Recycling Austria / ARA): ARA System (Altstoff Recycling Austria) operates Austria's nationwide packaging and waste-collection EPR scheme under mandatory producer licensing. It is a direct peer to Verpact given the same national-level packaging PRO model, regulated fee structure, and EU-aligned packaging-recycling obligations.

Broad incumbents

• SUEZ: SUEZ is a global environmental services and waste-management operator with large-scale recycling, collection, and recovery infrastructure. It is a broad incumbent peer to Verpact because SUEZ is one of the actual recyclers/collectors that Verpact's producer fees ultimately fund — competing for the downstream operational layer of the same packaging-waste value chain.
• Veolia: Veolia is a global waste-management and resource-recovery incumbent operating MRFs, collection networks, and recycling facilities across Europe. It is a broad incumbent peer to Verpact because Veolia provides many of the physical collection, sorting, and recycling services that the Dutch foundation's fees finance, making it both a critical supplier and an indirect competitor in the broader packaging-recycling ecosystem.

Regional players

• Recycle BC: Recycle BC is British Columbia's residential packaging and printed-paper PRO, fully financed by obligated producers and operating under an EPR framework. It is a regional peer to Verpact given the shared EPR-plus-producer-fee design, although it operates in Canada rather than in the EU regulatory and competitive landscape.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Afvalfonds
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/verpact/mycompany

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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