VALORLUX

Valorlux is a voluntary initiative of the private sector, a non-profit association, founded on October 2, 1995 by 24 associated members and by 6 supporting members.

The associated members represent the producers and importers of packaged goods, retailers, producers of packaging materials and professional associations.

VALORLUX provides an overall sustainable and cost-effective solution to the management of household packaging waste flows with a view to providing for a better environment.

The collection of Plastic bottles and containers, Metal packaging and Beverage Cartons by means of the blue bag is entirely organized and taken in charge by VALORLUX. The bags are collected from door to door every two weeks in municipalities linked to VALORLUX by contract. Packages are then passed on to the sorting plant where they are sorted by material and forwarded towards different recycling plants.

Each citizen, organization or company can participate to the collection of PMC through the blue bag on condition that they reside in a municipality that takes part in the collection system.

VALORLUX gets its income from the Green Dot contributions paid by all participating members depending on the volume, weight and composition of the packaging they place on the market and on the complexity of the recycling process related to the packaging in question. The sale of collected materials represents another source of income, but nevertheless remains marginal.