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take-e-way offers you the most suitable international EPR solutions for WEEE, batteries, packaging, furniture and textiles.

WEEE Full Service and Registration: The take-e-way GmbH at Hamburg/Germany is your personal WEEE representative for Germany and takes over the implementation of requirements and obligations of the German Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act (ElektroG), Batteries Act (BattG) and Packaging Ordinance (VerpackG) for small and medium-sized companies in Germany and abroad. take-e-way also offers WEEE compliance and registration service for all countries in Europe and even beyond. Furthermore, take-e-way offers tailored services and solutions for producers, importers, wholesalers, retailers and distributors to comply with legal requirements of the REACh Ordinance, RoHS Directive, Ecodesign Directive (ErP/EuP) and CE Marking obligations in Germany and Europe. 

We are happy to support you in bringing your electronic devices, batteries and packaging to market in Germany and worldwide in a legally compliant manner. Currently we register electronic devices (according to WEEE regulation), batteries and packaging for our customers in 33 different countries (also NON-EU).

In addition, we offer many seminars, free webinars and in-house training in our Product Compliance Academy. Do you have specific consulting needs? Please call: 0049 (0) 40-750 687 – 0

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20587active registrations (device types)
8500producers in 55 countries
4964authorisations in Germany and France
1497authorisations in Austria
8013registrations in 33 countries (excl. Germany)
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Packaging Act passes Bundestag

After the Environment Committee approved the draft bill submitted by the German Federal Government to amend packaging legislation (as revised by the committee) on 10 June 2026, the Bundestag adopted the new Packaging Act on 11 June 2026. The new VerpackDG implements the updated requirements of the European Packaging Regulation, which will apply across the EU from August 2026, and replaces the previous Packaging Act. If you would like to register your packaging in time for 12 August 2026, either in Germany or elsewhere in Europe, you should act now to benefit from special conditions, including a discount of up to 60% with take-e-way. Secure special terms here now!

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Registering packaging: bureaucratic madness in 10 countries

According to an Amazon study, the countries surveyed require an average of 15 registration details per company. The range extends from 11 fields in Belgium and Spain to 21 fields in Sweden. In Spain, Sweden, Poland and Italy, national electronic identity procedures are required to complete registrations. Other countries, by contrast, rely on email-based procedures. National registers often have neither APIs nor the capability to automatically verify registration numbers. Parts of the registration process still take place offline via email and contract signing. In light of this, how can packaging be registered quickly across Europe by 12 August?

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German Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act: Enforcement group targets lamps

Penalty notices regarding a lack of ElektroG registration are on the rise again: lamps and other electrical appliances are increasingly coming under the scrutiny of competition-law enforcement associations. Even minor infringements can result in costly fines. Failure to register with the EAR Foundation (German registration board for electronic equipment and batteries) may lead not only to violations of the Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act (ElektroG) but also to direct claims under unfair competition law.

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