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Conai and Local Authorities

CONAI collaborates with Municipalities based on specific agreements governed by the ANCI–CONAI National Framework Agreement and represents, for citizens, a guarantee that materials collected through separate waste collection are fully utilised through proper recovery and recycling processes.

Ensuring the achievement of the packaging waste recovery and recycling targets currently in force, overseeing the cooperation
of consortia and other economic actors.

Working in line with the principle of subsidiarity, stepping in when local separate collection systems are inadequate to achieve recovery and recycling objectives.

Entering into a national framework programme agreement with ANCI, the Union of Italian Provinces or the authorities, in order to implement the management coresponsibility principle between producers, users and local authorities.

Acquiring data relating to packaging flows into and out of the country and from the economic operators involved and supplying the data and information requested by the MASE.

Promoting and coordinating the separate collection of packaging waste in accordance with efficiency, effectiveness and affordability criteria.

Promoting environmental packaging and packaging waste impact prevention, through study and research into the production of environmentally friendly, reusable and recyclable packaging.

Ensuring compliance with the “polluter pays” principle as regards producers and users by means of EPR Fee calculation.

Incentivising recycling and recovery of secondary raw materials by promoting the market for them.

Reducing the amount of packaging waste going to landfill by promoting recovery alternatives.

Organising information, training and awareness-raising campaigns aimed at packaging users and consumers in particular.