EPR & DRS Consultancy Services
Through years of experience in the international beverage sector and DRS, Mind the Zebra is the ideal partner to assist with discussions about deposits and preparations towards the introduction of Deposit Return Systems.
In addition Mind the Zebra can help with designing and running DRS in practice.
DRS consultancy
Interactive presentation
An introduction: what is deposits anyway? What are key elements for a well designed and efficient DRS? How to prepare in the best possible way? As no market and country is the same, what does this mean in the DRS design?
Modelling
A first top line analysis: design and calculation of DRS, based on the local circumstances. what would a DRS look like in our country? How to make sure we reach the targets? What do costs and benefits look like? These and many more questions will be answered in a model. This model will be available in detail enabling the customer to do calculations for any variant possible.
Business Plan
Elaboration of a business plan and detailed design of the system including logistics, contracts for producers and collection points etc. After modeling as the first step a detailed elaboration of the intended system follows often with (draft) legislation as the basis.
Legislation
Advice on discussions concerning drafting legislation.
In case legislation is still being drafted thorough preparation will help preparing legislation. Thereby creating the conditions for an efficient and effective deposit system. Legislation is preferably drafted on the basis of the practice of a deposit system instead of from behind a desk.
System Administrator application
Quite often government asks for an operational plan for the approval of a System Administrator to act on behalf of the producers/importers and return points. Mind the Zebra assists in writing the application with an eye for legislation, local circumstances and the customers interests..
Projectmanagement
Project management during the design process of DRS.
After establishment of the System Administrator, what’s next? How to get from a plan to a working DRS? Contracts need to be drawn up and concluded. Counting and sorting centres need to be realised. Rules and procedures need to be determined. Fees need to be calculated. And so much more needs to be arranged. With the deposit perspective as a basis Mind the Zebra fulfills a part of the project management.
Interim Management
System Administrator interim management.
Once the DRS has started teething problems must be remedied and DRS needs to go to a steady operating state. Mind the Zebra can fulfill interim or project management to assist achieving this.
EPR consultancy
Tighter EU regulations. New standards for recyclability. A growing demand for recycled content in packaging. This all requires a renewed and critical look at collection systems. Mind the Zebra analyzes and advises.
