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BiH in the big system: Ekopak has become the 32nd member of PRO EUROPE

Sarajevo/Brussels, December 20th,

2013. – The non-profit organisation EKOPAK, founded by

packaging companies in Bosnia-Herzegovina with the aim of taking over the responsibility for

fulfillment of legal obligations for recycling and recovery of packaging waste in FBiH, today officially

becomes a member of the umbrella organisation for European packaging and packaging waste

recovery and recycling schemes in 32 countries, PRO EUROPE. The contract-signing ceremony

between Ursula Denison, Managing Director at PRO EUROPE and Amela Hrbat, Managing Director at

EKOPAK was held in Sarajevo.

“For EKOPAK, joining the PRO Europe family is a big and exciting step, and we look forward to

working in collaboration with our Green Dot partner organisations, to use their expertise in order to

reach our objectives in setting up and optimizing an effective system for packaging recovery in line

with the national goals of the Ministry for the environment of the Federation of Bosnia and

Herzegovina” said Amela Hrbat, Managing Director at EKOPAK. “Being able to promote and license

the Green Dot as a financing symbol for our packaging recovery organization will help us to increase

the effectiveness of our system, and connect with consumers in the effort of separate collection and

recycling.”

Ursula Denison, Managing Director PRO EUROPE, welcomes EKOPAK into the Extended Producer

Responsibility network. “PRO Europe continues to grow as a platform for packaging recovery

organizations using the Green Dot trademark as a financing symbol for their operations. The Green

Dot creates a unique connection between companies who use the logo on their packaging and

contribute to financing the system, the consumers who separate their packaging, and the Green Dot

Packaging Recovery organisations responsible for organizing the recovery and recycling. We are

looking forward to cooperating with EKOPAK in strengthening the Green Dot concept of producer

responsibility.”

With its membership in the PRO EUROPE, Ekopak will enable its clients to use the “Green Dot”

symbol on their packaging. The “Green Dot” is an internationally recognized trademark saying that

the packaging is participating in a system for collection and recovery of packaging, which is an

important information for consumers.

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About PRO EUROPE

PRO EUROPE s.p.r.l. (PACKAGING RECOVERY ORGANISATION EUROPE), founded in 1995, is the

umbrella organisation for European packaging and packaging waste recovery and recycling schemes,

almost all of whom use the "Green Dot" trademark as a financing symbol. In its primary role, PRO

EUROPE is the general licensor of the "Green Dot" trademark in Europe. It also serves as a platform

for exchange of experiences between member organizations.

For more information, please visit: http://www.pro-e.org/

About Ekopak

Ekopak is a non-profit company established in 2011, with the aim of taking over the responsibility for

fulfillment of legal obligations for recycling and re-use of packaging waste in Federation of Bosnia and

Herzegovina on behalf of packaging producers, importers, fillers, distributors and merchants. By

obtaining permit from Federal Ministry of Environment and Tourism on 29 May 2012, Ekopak

became the first and leading system operator of packaging waste management in Bosnia and

Herzegovina. Its activities are based on the best EU practice from this area, but on high business

standards as well, in accordance with the standards of the company founders.

For more information, please visit: www.ekopak.ba