TAMIR Packaging recycling corporation in Israel

What TAMIR Packaging recycling corporation in Israel does

TAMIR (T.M.I.R) Packaging Recycling Corporation in Israel is a non-profit Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO) established in December 2011 under the auspices of the Manufacturers Association of Israel and recognized by the Ministry of Environmental Protection as the sole authorized body to administer compliance with Israel's 2011 Packaging Law. Its core function is to enable manufacturers and importers of packaged goods — which are legally obligated to finance recycling of the packaging they place on the market — to discharge that obligation through standardized service contracts, semi-annual and annual data reporting, and per-tonne treatment fees. TAMIR currently contracts with over 1,500 obligated companies, and its shareholders include 14 of Israel's largest consumer goods producers (Osem, Strauss, Tnuva, Unilever Israel, Shufersal, Tempo, Kimberly-Clark Israel, etc.).

Name

TAMIR Packaging recycling corporation in Israel

Legal name

ת.מ.י.ר תאגיד מחזור יצרנים בישראל בע"מ (חל"צ) / T.M.I.R Packaging Recycling Manufacturers Corporation in Israel Ltd (Non-profit / Chalof)

Website

https://tmir.org.il

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Short description

TAMIR is Israel's sole Ministry-recognized non-profit Producer Responsibility Organization for packaging recycling, administering mandatory compliance for 1,500+ manufacturers and importers under the 2011 Packaging Law and operating a national orange-bin collection and sorting network serving 8 million residents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Packaging Recycling Services (Producer Responsibility Organization)

NAICS

Waste Collection (56211), Waste Collection (5621), Waste Treatment and Disposal (5622)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950), Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Post-Consumer Plastic Collection & Sorting (MRF/PRF, Bale Supply) (EUAIAKAA), Packaging Waste Sorting & Recycling Technologies (Mechanical/Chemical Recycling, Sorting Systems) (IMALAMAL)

Keywords

• Packaging recycling services
• Producer responsibility compliance
• Waste sorting infrastructure
• Municipal recycling programs
• Packaging waste management

Headquarters

HQ city

Petah Tikva

HQ country

Israel

HQ region

Middle East

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Treatment Fees (דמי טיפול) from manufacturers and importers: TAMIR charges treatment fees per tonne of packaging materials placed on the market by registered manufacturers and importers. Fees vary by material type (glass, paper/cardboard, plastic subtypes PET/HDPE/LDPE/PP/PS, metal, wood) and by stream (domestic vs. commercial). An independent economist develops the fee model annually, reviewed by an external economist. Fee collection occurs 4 times per year based on prior-year reported volumes, with annual reconciliation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

TAMIR is a non-profit Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO) that enables Israeli manufacturers and importers to fulfill their mandatory packaging recycling obligations under Israel's Packaging Law. It operates a national network of color-coded recycling bins (orange for plastic/metal/beverage cartons, purple for glass, blue for paper/cardboard), three Material Recovery Facilities using optical sorting and magnetic separation, and a compliance reporting platform with usage-based treatment fees per tonne of packaging. The company collects over 240,290 tonnes of packaging waste annually and serves 137 municipalities.

Product overview

TMIR (תמיר תאגיד למחזור אריזות) is a not-for-profit Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO) established under Israel's Packaging Law (2011). Its core service is a compliance platform enabling manufacturers and importers to meet their legal recycling obligations through contracts, reporting systems, and fee payments. The Reporting System for Manufacturers and Importers and the Recycling Fee Calculator are the primary digital products, supplemented by a national physical infrastructure network of orange bins (plastic, metal, beverage cartons), purple bins (glass), and carton collection points, with three sorting stations across Israel. Educational products include the Ktomolo mobile game, Recycling Trivia, the Recycling Process Educational Site, and the Packaging Guide. Licensing products include the Green Dot Trademark and the Recycling Symbols System. TMIR also operates the 360 Katzom municipal program and provides a database of authorized contractors and sorting facilities. The company holds ISO 27001 information security certification.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Katomolo (כתומולו): An educational mobile game teaching children and the public about proper packaging waste sorting and recycling in Israel.

Quantifiable outcome

• 240,290 tonnes of packaging waste collected per year across the orange-bin network
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• EXPRA (Extended Producer Responsibility Alliance)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013TAMIR is a member of EXPRA, the European umbrella organization of industry-owned, not-for-profit packaging recycling corporations founded in 2013. EXPRA represents the interests of its member organizations and is considered an authority on packaging recycling policy. TAMIR participates in EXPRA working groups on extended producer responsibility to contribute to circular economy developments in Europe and Israel.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Citeo: France's EPR PRO for household packaging, created by consumer-goods manufacturers and importers. Operates the household sorting-bin network across France, sets per-unit eco-contributions, and runs reporting/fee infrastructure — directly comparable to TAMIR's mandate under Israel's Packaging Law.
• Ecoembes: Spain's non-profit PRO for packaging recycling, funded by EPR fees from more than 12,000 companies. Operates the yellow-bin (plastics, cans, cartons) and blue-bin (paper/cardboard) household collection systems across Spanish municipalities — the closest functional twin of TAMIR's orange/purple/blue scheme.
• Valpak: UK-based PRO licensed by the Secretary of State to deliver packaging recycling compliance on behalf of obligated producers. Operates the same producer-pays, member-funded model as TAMIR, providing reporting tools, fee calculation and compliance services for thousands of UK manufacturers and importers.
• CONAI (Consorzio Nazionale Imballaggi): Italy's non-profit, industry-owned PRO coordinating EPR for all packaging materials through six material-specific consortia. Like TAMIR, it operates under national EPR legislation, sets per-tonne fees for obligated companies, and channels revenue to municipal collection and sorting infrastructure.
• Repak: Ireland's not-for-profit PRO funded by over 2,300 member companies paying fees based on packaging placed on the Irish market. Operates under national producer-responsibility legislation in a single-country scope similar to TAMIR's Israeli-only mandate.
• Fost Plus: Belgium's industry-funded PRO for household packaging, financed by per-kilogram contributions from brand owners and importers. Runs the PMD (plastic-metal-cartons) blue-bag and paper/cardboard collection systems in partnership with regional governments, mirroring TAMIR's obligated-companies, fee-funded, government-recognized model.
• Netherlands: Verpact (formerly Nedvang): Dutch PRO responsible for monitoring and stimulating packaging recycling on behalf of obligated producers. Collects fees from packaging producers/importers and works with municipalities on kerbside collection — a structurally similar EPR scheme to TAMIR.
• Der Grüner Punkt (Duales System Deutschland / Green Dot Germany): Germany's flagship industry-funded PRO for sales packaging under the German Packaging Act. Closest analog to TAMIR in structure: non-profit, recognized by federal authorities, financed by per-tonne licensing fees from manufacturers/importers, and operating a nationwide collection and sorting system.

Emerging players

• RecyClass: Cross-industry initiative by Plastics Recyclers Europe developing recyclability assessment methodologies and design-for-recycling guidelines. Adjacent to TAMIR's 'Recyclable Packaging Design Tips' advisory role and to its rPET/rHDPE-stream activities, though it operates as a standards body rather than a PRO.

Broad incumbents

• EXPRA (Extended Producer Responsibility Alliance): European umbrella organization of industry-owned, not-for-profit packaging PROs that TAMIR belongs to. Not a direct operator, but a peer-level industry body shaping EPR policy across member schemes including TAMIR; comparable as an industry-association counterpart rather than a competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC0bxOcAqvwGcpMhNQlBuBMg
• Facebookfacebook.com/Tamir.recycle
• Instagraminstagram.com/tamir_recycle?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==
• TikToktiktok.com/@tamir_recycle?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tamir-israel

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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