Our Vision

TMR contributes to a circular economy by being the obvious partner of choice in the Nordic region for all companies with producer responsibility.

Mission & Promises

TMR is a producer responsibility organization that works every day to simplify and improve the recycling of packaging of all material types in the Nordic region. We are the obvious partner of choice for our customers, helping them with all aspects of their producer responsibility, including administration, reporting and developing more easily recyclable packaging.

TMR handles all aspects of producer responsibility and works with our customers to prevent packaging waste and combat littering through smart packaging design.

Core Values

Personal

We understand and listen to our customers and make every effort to facilitate and adapt to their needs within the framework of producer responsibility.

Inspirational

We are driven by challenges and passionate about using our knowledge to inspire and engage with the topic of circularity. We work hard to develop innovative solutions and help our customers find smart ways to contribute to a more sustainable world.

Competent

We are a safe and trustworthy partner with extensive knowledge in all aspects of producer responsibility and recycling. Our expertise also lies in understanding the customer’s business and everyday life.

Sustainable

We are a company that is sustainable at every stage: from production, development and communication. This means having long-term goals, as well as clear milestones on how best to get there. For us, being sustainable is of course also about always offering the best services to our customers.

The Packaging Regulation

As a producer
responsibility organization

  • Owner: Carl Lundqvist Jan Troell
  • The Packaging Regulation prohibits approved producer responsibility organizations from distributing profits. As TMR is an approved producer responsibility organization, it operates on a non-profit basis.
  • The packaging fees paid by producers must cover the costs of municipal collection of packaging waste and the reception of packaging waste from businesses. In addition, the costs of transport, recycling and other treatment of packaging waste, as well as reporting and administration, must be covered by the packaging fees.
  • Packaging fees are charged per kilogram of packaging material placed on the market. Förpackningsavgifternas nivå påverkas av materialåtervinningsbarheten. Denna differentiering gäller plastförpackningar samt förpackningar av papper och kartong där mer lättåtervunna förpackningsslag har en lägre avgift än mer svåråtervunna förpackningsmaterial. You can find the criteria for how the material is categorized here at Swedish and here in English.
  • TMR chooses to engage operators to manage waste on the following grounds
    • Potential suppliers in the relevant market are identified
    • Market dialog for appropriate requirements
    • Contracts are broken down into sub-areas to:
      • enable smaller suppliers to submit tenders
      • ensure redundancy in case of operational problems
      • compare production results over time
    • Qualification of suppliers by checking license, experience and financial strength and checking mandatory and optional exclusion grounds
    • Sustainability criteria are set
    • Capacity requirements for suppliers are set
    • Competition is ensured by inviting at least five suppliers and evaluating all tenders (at least three)
    • Evaluation is done on best price/quality ratio or on life cycle cost
    • The evaluation takes into account the overall environmental impact by considering both transportation distances and efficiency of recycling processes
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Our Journey

TMR is a producer responsibility organization founded in 2005, at a time when there was only one national collection system for packaging in Sweden. Producer responsibility was perceived as complicated, the conditions were difficult to influence and the administration was burdensome. Basically all producers had a standard contract and there producer had no influence on the terms of the contract or how packaging was handled.

Since the beginning, it has been with this insight that we have been helping our customers with all aspects of producer responsibility. From contracts tailored to customers’ needs and personalized customer service to innovative recycling that gives packaging a new life.

The legislated producer responsibility places increasing demands on those who put packaging on the Swedish market. At the same time, businesses have become more ambitious. More and more people want to take a leadership role in the transition. We cultivate the high sustainability ambitions of the producers who hire us. Customers with their unique capabilities and wishes challenge and inspire us.

Developments in legislation and technology affect both us and our customers. TMR continues to develop and find new solutions to close the loop, always with the customer in mind.

Involvement in networks

Avfall Sverige

TMR is a member of Avfall Sverige, a trade organization that brings together actors in waste management and recycling. Through its work, Avfall Sverige drives the development of sustainable solutions for waste management and circular economy in Sweden. Our participation gives us the opportunity to actively influence the development of the industry and share knowledge.

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RecyClass

TMR is a member of the non-profit organization RecyClass, which works across several industries to drive the transition towards circular plastic use. Through its work, RecyClass both promotes the recyclability of plastic products and ensures the traceability of plastic waste and recycled plastics within Europe. Our participation in RecyClass allows us to be involved in the development of common standards for plastic recycling and the circular economy.

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Swedish Institute for Standards, SiS

TMR is an expert member of the SiS working group on recycling and design for plastic packaging recycling. SiS is a non-profit organization that works with international partners in ISO and CEN to create common standards at a global level. By participating in their work, we at TMR, as well as other companies and organizations, can contribute to increasing Sweden’s competitiveness and promoting sustainable development for society.

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