{ "schema": "instica-epr-page/1", "url": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/cyprus", "twins": { "md": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/cyprus.md", "json": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/cyprus.json" }, "key": "I:bag:CY", "family": "I", "locale": "en", "lang": "en-US", "title": "Bags packaging EPR Cyprus: paper bag fee, 2025 | Instica", "h1": "Bags packaging EPR Cyprus: what a paper bag costs per 1,000 packs, 2025", "description": "Worked example: 1,000 paper bags in Cyprus carry an estimated packaging EPR fee of €2.24 to €5.83 on the 2025 schedule, from published rates.", "answer": "In Cyprus, 1,000 paper bags of the Medium (grocery bag) size (50 g) carry an estimated packaging fee of €2.24 to €5.83 on the 2025 schedule. The range comes from the published rates of Green Dot Cyprus approved fees that fit each part of the pack. 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below shows the approved fees of the System for the years 2017-2025", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "tier-cy-tier-1", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/cyprus#tier-cy-tier-1", "leafPath": "fees.CY-2025.flat_tiers[cy-tier-1]", "statement": "Cyprus: the flat fee band “cy-tier-1” (0 to 1) is €100.00.", "value": "100", "unit": null, "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://greendot.com.cy/en/packaging-definition-and-fees/packaging-fees/", "quote": "1 0-1 100", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "tier-cy-tier-2", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/cyprus#tier-cy-tier-2", "leafPath": "fees.CY-2025.flat_tiers[cy-tier-2]", "statement": "Cyprus: the flat fee band “cy-tier-2” (1 to 2) is €142.50.", "value": "142.5", "unit": null, "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://greendot.com.cy/en/packaging-definition-and-fees/packaging-fees/", "quote": "2 1-2 142,5", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "tier-cy-tier-3", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/cyprus#tier-cy-tier-3", "leafPath": "fees.CY-2025.flat_tiers[cy-tier-3]", "statement": "Cyprus: the flat fee band “cy-tier-3” (2 to 5) is €237.50.", "value": "237.5", "unit": null, "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://greendot.com.cy/en/packaging-definition-and-fees/packaging-fees/", "quote": "3 2-5 237,5", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "tier-cy-tier-4", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/cyprus#tier-cy-tier-4", "leafPath": "fees.CY-2025.flat_tiers[cy-tier-4]", "statement": "Cyprus: the flat fee band “cy-tier-4” (5 to 10) is €570.00.", "value": "570", "unit": null, "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://greendot.com.cy/en/packaging-definition-and-fees/packaging-fees/", "quote": "4 5 -10 570", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "tier-cy-tier-5", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/cyprus#tier-cy-tier-5", "leafPath": "fees.CY-2025.flat_tiers[cy-tier-5]", "statement": "Cyprus: the flat fee band “cy-tier-5” (10 to 25) is €1,045.00.", "value": "1045", "unit": null, "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://greendot.com.cy/en/packaging-definition-and-fees/packaging-fees/", "quote": "5 10-25 1,045", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "tier-cy-tier-6", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/cyprus#tier-cy-tier-6", "leafPath": "fees.CY-2025.flat_tiers[cy-tier-6]", "statement": "Cyprus: the flat fee band “cy-tier-6” (25 to 50) is €1,900.00.", "value": "1900", "unit": null, "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://greendot.com.cy/en/packaging-definition-and-fees/packaging-fees/", "quote": "6 25-50 1,900", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "rate-cy-02", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/cyprus#rate-cy-02", "leafPath": "fees.CY-2025.rates[cy-02]", "statement": "Cyprus 2025: the category “Carton” is published at 44.78 EUR/tonne.", "value": "44.78", "unit": "eur_per_tonne", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://greendot.com.cy/en/packaging-definition-and-fees/packaging-fees/", "quote": "Carton 44,78", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "rate-cy-07", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/cyprus#rate-cy-07", "leafPath": "fees.CY-2025.rates[cy-07]", "statement": "Cyprus 2025: the category “Cardboard Liquid Containers” is published at 116.61 EUR/tonne.", "value": "116.61", "unit": "eur_per_tonne", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://greendot.com.cy/en/packaging-definition-and-fees/packaging-fees/", "quote": "Cardboard Liquid Containers 116,61", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-1-bag", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/cyprus#calc-1-bag", "leafPath": "calc.I.fee[bag:CY:bag]", "statement": "Cyprus: a bag of 50 g is estimated at €2.24 to €5.83 per 1,000 packs, at €0.04 to €0.12 per kilogram.", "value": 2.24, "unit": "EUR per 1,000 packs", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://greendot.com.cy/en/packaging-definition-and-fees/packaging-fees/", "quote": "Carton 44,78", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-total", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/cyprus#calc-total", "leafPath": "calc.I.fee[bag:CY]", "statement": "Cyprus: 1,000 paper bags of the Medium (grocery bag) size are estimated at €2.24 to €5.83 in packaging fees.", "value": 2.24, "unit": "EUR per 1,000 packs", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://greendot.com.cy/en/packaging-definition-and-fees/packaging-fees/", "quote": "Carton 44,78", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-size-small", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/cyprus#calc-size-small", "leafPath": "calc.I.size[bag:CY:small]", "statement": "Cyprus: 1,000 paper bags of the Small (lunch bag) size (20 g) are estimated at €0.90 to €2.33.", "value": 0.9, "unit": "EUR per 1,000 packs", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://greendot.com.cy/en/packaging-definition-and-fees/packaging-fees/", "quote": "Carton 44,78", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-size-medium", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/cyprus#calc-size-medium", "leafPath": "calc.I.size[bag:CY:medium]", "statement": "Cyprus: 1,000 paper bags of the Medium (grocery bag) size (50 g) are estimated at €2.24 to €5.83.", "value": 2.24, "unit": "EUR per 1,000 packs", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://greendot.com.cy/en/packaging-definition-and-fees/packaging-fees/", "quote": "Carton 44,78", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-size-large", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/cyprus#calc-size-large", "leafPath": "calc.I.size[bag:CY:large]", "statement": "Cyprus: 1,000 paper bags of the Large (shopping bag with handles) size (110 g) are estimated at €4.93 to €12.83.", "value": 4.93, "unit": "EUR per 1,000 packs", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://greendot.com.cy/en/packaging-definition-and-fees/packaging-fees/", "quote": "Carton 44,78", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-run-1000", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/cyprus#calc-run-1000", "leafPath": "calc.I.run[bag:CY:1000]", "statement": "Cyprus: 1,000 paper bags are estimated at €2.24 to €5.83 in packaging fees.", "value": 2.24, "unit": "EUR", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://greendot.com.cy/en/packaging-definition-and-fees/packaging-fees/", "quote": "Carton 44,78", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-run-10000", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/cyprus#calc-run-10000", "leafPath": "calc.I.run[bag:CY:10000]", "statement": "Cyprus: 10,000 paper bags are estimated at €22.39 to €58.31 in packaging fees.", "value": 22.39, "unit": "EUR", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://greendot.com.cy/en/packaging-definition-and-fees/packaging-fees/", "quote": "Carton 44,78", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-run-100000", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/cyprus#calc-run-100000", "leafPath": "calc.I.run[bag:CY:100000]", "statement": "Cyprus: 100,000 paper bags are estimated at €223.90 to €583.05 in packaging fees.", "value": 223.9, "unit": "EUR", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://greendot.com.cy/en/packaging-definition-and-fees/packaging-fees/", "quote": "Carton 44,78", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-pack", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/cyprus#calc-pack", "leafPath": "calc.I.pack[bag:CY]", "statement": "Cyprus: a single paper bag is estimated at €0.0022 to €0.0058 in packaging fees.", "value": 0.0022389999999999997, "unit": "EUR", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://greendot.com.cy/en/packaging-definition-and-fees/packaging-fees/", "quote": "Carton 44,78", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-blended", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/cyprus#calc-blended", "leafPath": "calc.I.blended[bag:CY]", "statement": "Cyprus: across all its components, a paper bag is priced at €0.0448 to €0.1166 per kilogram of packaging.", "value": 0.0448, "unit": "EUR per kg", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://greendot.com.cy/en/packaging-definition-and-fees/packaging-fees/", "quote": "Carton 44,78", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-option-paper", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/cyprus#calc-option-paper", "leafPath": "calc.I.option[bag:CY:paper]", "statement": "Cyprus: 50 g of paper and board is estimated at €2.24 per 1,000 packs, at the lowest published rate of 44.78 EUR/tonne.", "value": 2.24, "unit": "EUR per 1,000 packs", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://greendot.com.cy/en/packaging-definition-and-fees/packaging-fees/", "quote": "Carton 44,78", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-option-plastic", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/cyprus#calc-option-plastic", "leafPath": "calc.I.option[bag:CY:plastic]", "statement": "Cyprus: 50 g of plastic is estimated at €5.03 per 1,000 packs, at the lowest published rate of 100.60 EUR/tonne.", "value": 5.03, "unit": "EUR per 1,000 packs", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://greendot.com.cy/en/packaging-definition-and-fees/packaging-fees/", "quote": "PET 100,60", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-option-glass", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/cyprus#calc-option-glass", "leafPath": "calc.I.option[bag:CY:glass]", "statement": "Cyprus: 50 g of glass is estimated at €1.38 per 1,000 packs, at the lowest published rate of 27.61 EUR/tonne.", "value": 1.38, "unit": "EUR per 1,000 packs", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://greendot.com.cy/en/packaging-definition-and-fees/packaging-fees/", "quote": "Glass 27,61", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-option-aluminium", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/cyprus#calc-option-aluminium", "leafPath": "calc.I.option[bag:CY:aluminium]", "statement": "Cyprus: 50 g of aluminium is estimated at €1.02 per 1,000 packs, at the lowest published rate of 20.31 EUR/tonne.", "value": 1.02, "unit": "EUR per 1,000 packs", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://greendot.com.cy/en/packaging-definition-and-fees/packaging-fees/", "quote": "Aluminium 20,31", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-option-steel", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/cyprus#calc-option-steel", "leafPath": "calc.I.option[bag:CY:steel]", "statement": "Cyprus: 50 g of steel is estimated at €4.53 per 1,000 packs, at the lowest published rate of 90.62 EUR/tonne.", "value": 4.53, "unit": "EUR per 1,000 packs", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://greendot.com.cy/en/packaging-definition-and-fees/packaging-fees/", "quote": "Metal 90,62", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-matrix-1-small", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/cyprus#calc-matrix-1-small", "leafPath": "calc.I.matrix[bag:CY:bag:small]", "statement": "Cyprus: a bag of 20 g in the Small (lunch bag) size is estimated at €0.90 to €2.33 per 1,000 packs.", "value": 0.9, "unit": "EUR per 1,000 packs", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://greendot.com.cy/en/packaging-definition-and-fees/packaging-fees/", "quote": "Carton 44,78", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-matrix-1-medium", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/cyprus#calc-matrix-1-medium", "leafPath": "calc.I.matrix[bag:CY:bag:medium]", "statement": "Cyprus: a bag of 50 g in the Medium (grocery bag) size is estimated at €2.24 to €5.83 per 1,000 packs.", "value": 2.24, "unit": "EUR per 1,000 packs", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://greendot.com.cy/en/packaging-definition-and-fees/packaging-fees/", "quote": "Carton 44,78", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-matrix-1-large", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/cyprus#calc-matrix-1-large", "leafPath": "calc.I.matrix[bag:CY:bag:large]", "statement": "Cyprus: a bag of 110 g in the Large (shopping bag with handles) size is estimated at €4.93 to €12.83 per 1,000 packs.", "value": 4.93, "unit": "EUR per 1,000 packs", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://greendot.com.cy/en/packaging-definition-and-fees/packaging-fees/", "quote": "Carton 44,78", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-tool", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/cyprus#calc-tool", "leafPath": "calc.I.tool[bag:CY]", "statement": "Cyprus: the fee tool returns €2.24 at the lowest matched rates and €5.83 at the highest for 1,000 paper bags of the Medium (grocery bag) size (50 g each).", "value": 2.24, "unit": "EUR per 1,000 packs", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://greendot.com.cy/en/packaging-definition-and-fees/packaging-fees/", "quote": "Carton 44,78", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "rate-cy-05", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/cyprus#rate-cy-05", "leafPath": "fees.CY-2025.rates[cy-05]", "statement": "Cyprus 2025: the category “PET” is published at 100.60 EUR/tonne.", "value": "100.60", "unit": "eur_per_tonne", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://greendot.com.cy/en/packaging-definition-and-fees/packaging-fees/", "quote": "PET 100,60", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "rate-cy-06", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/cyprus#rate-cy-06", "leafPath": "fees.CY-2025.rates[cy-06]", "statement": "Cyprus 2025: the category “HDPE” is published at 100.60 EUR/tonne.", "value": "100.60", "unit": "eur_per_tonne", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://greendot.com.cy/en/packaging-definition-and-fees/packaging-fees/", "quote": "HDPE 100,60", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "rate-cy-01", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/cyprus#rate-cy-01", "leafPath": "fees.CY-2025.rates[cy-01]", "statement": "Cyprus 2025: the category “Glass” is published at 27.61 EUR/tonne.", "value": "27.61", "unit": "eur_per_tonne", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://greendot.com.cy/en/packaging-definition-and-fees/packaging-fees/", "quote": "Glass 27,61", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "rate-cy-04", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/cyprus#rate-cy-04", "leafPath": "fees.CY-2025.rates[cy-04]", "statement": "Cyprus 2025: the category “Aluminium” is published at 20.31 EUR/tonne.", "value": "20.31", "unit": "eur_per_tonne", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://greendot.com.cy/en/packaging-definition-and-fees/packaging-fees/", "quote": "Aluminium 20,31", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "rate-cy-03", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/cyprus#rate-cy-03", "leafPath": "fees.CY-2025.rates[cy-03]", "statement": "Cyprus 2025: the category “Metal” is published at 90.62 EUR/tonne.", "value": "90.62", "unit": "eur_per_tonne", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://greendot.com.cy/en/packaging-definition-and-fees/packaging-fees/", "quote": "Metal 90,62", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } } ], "sections": [ { "id": "answer", "heading": null, "kind": "answer", "markdown": "\n\nIn Cyprus, 1,000 paper bags of the Medium (grocery bag) size (50 g) carry an estimated packaging fee of €2.24 to €5.83 on the 2025 schedule. The range comes from the published rates of Green Dot Cyprus approved fees that fit each part of the pack. Instica estimates it; you confirm the weights, then sign and submit." }, { "id": "what", "heading": "What this page estimates for a paper bag in Cyprus", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## What this page estimates for a paper bag in Cyprus\n\nThe paper bag on this page is a kraft or white paper bag that carries a product out of a shop or holds it inside a parcel. It has one component, each matched to the published rates of the 2025 schedule of Green Dot Cyprus approved fees for Cyprus; weight times rate gives a fee per 1,000 packs in EUR. The figures are estimates built on starting weights." }, { "id": "anatomy", "heading": "What is in a paper bag", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## What is in a paper bag\n\nThe bag is one paper component. Handles, window patches and inner coatings are not weighed separately in the starting estimate, so weigh a finished bag if yours has them.\n\nStarting weights, an Instica estimate for a typical pack and not a measured weight: bag (paper, 50 g).\n\n- **Bag**: paper, 50 g (Instica starting estimate)" }, { "id": "worked-example", "heading": "Worked example: 1,000 paper bags in Cyprus", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## Worked example: 1,000 paper bags in Cyprus\n\nOne paper bag of the Medium (grocery bag) size weighs 50 g in total. For each component the table gives its weight, the matched published rates, and the fee for 1,000 packs.\n\n**Fee for 1,000 paper bags in Cyprus, in EUR**\n\n| Component | Weight each | Matched published rate | Fee per 1,000 packs | Fee per pack |\n| --- | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: |\n| Bag | 50 g | Carton to Cardboard Liquid Containers | €2.24 to €5.83 | €0.0022 to €0.0058 |\n\nCyprus: 1,000 paper bags of the Medium (grocery bag) size are estimated at €2.24 to €5.83 in packaging fees.\n\nAdded together, the estimate for 1,000 packs is €2.24 to €5.83.\n\nDivide by 1,000 for a single pack: about €0.0022 to €0.0058." }, { "id": "tool", "heading": "What the fee tool returns for 1,000 paper bags in Cyprus", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## What the fee tool returns for 1,000 paper bags in Cyprus\n\nEntered into the public fee tool for Cyprus (2025 schedule, effective January 1, 2017), 1,000 paper bags give the figures below. The tool is the same engine that prices a report, so this page and the tool agree.\n\n**Fee tool lines for 1,000 packs, Cyprus, in EUR**\n\n| Component | Category at the lowest rate | Weight | Fee | Category at the highest rate | Fee |\n| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: |\n| Bag | Carton | 50 g | €2.24 | Cardboard Liquid Containers | €5.83 |\n\nCyprus: the fee tool returns €2.24 at the lowest matched rates and €5.83 at the highest for 1,000 paper bags of the Medium (grocery bag) size (50 g each).\n\nThe tool total is €2.24 at the lowest matched rates and €5.83 at the highest.\n\n**Fee tool totals for 1,000 packs by size, Cyprus, in EUR**\n\n| Size | Weight each | Total, lowest rates | Total, highest rates | Per pack, lowest | Per pack, highest |\n| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| Small (lunch bag) | 20 g | €0.90 | €2.33 | €0.0009 | €0.0023 |\n| Medium (grocery bag) | 50 g | €2.24 | €5.83 | €0.0022 | €0.0058 |\n| Large (shopping bag with handles) | 110 g | €4.93 | €12.83 | €0.0049 | €0.0128 |" }, { "id": "rates", "heading": "Which published rates were matched in Cyprus", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## Which published rates were matched in Cyprus\n\n2 published rates were matched to the pack in Cyprus from the 2025 schedule. Each is quoted from the programme’s own fee table; the page does not change the rate or round it.\n\n#### Bag, 50 g: 2 matched rates\n\n**Rates matched to the bag, Cyprus 2025**\n\n| Category | Published rate | Per kilogram | Fee per 1,000 packs | Fee per pack |\n| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| Carton | 44.78 EUR/tonne | €0.0448 | €2.24 | €0.0022 |\n| Cardboard Liquid Containers | 116.61 EUR/tonne | €0.1166 | €5.83 | €0.0058 |\n\nCyprus 2025: the category “Carton” is published at 44.78 EUR/tonne.\n\nCyprus 2025: the category “Cardboard Liquid Containers” is published at 116.61 EUR/tonne." }, { "id": "sizes", "heading": "How size changes the fee for a paper bag", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## How size changes the fee for a paper bag\n\nThe weight of a paper bag depends on its size. The table prices each of the 3 sizes with the same matched rates, so the only thing that changes between rows is the weight.\n\n**Fee for 1,000 paper bags by size in Cyprus, in EUR**\n\n| Size | Weight each | Fee per 1,000 packs, lowest rates | Fee per 1,000 packs, highest rates | Per pack, lowest | Per pack, highest |\n| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| Small (lunch bag) | 20 g | €0.90 | €2.33 | €0.0009 | €0.0023 |\n| Medium (grocery bag) | 50 g | €2.24 | €5.83 | €0.0022 | €0.0058 |\n| Large (shopping bag with handles) | 110 g | €4.93 | €12.83 | €0.0049 | €0.0128 |\n\nEach component of the paper bag priced at every size, at the matched rates for Cyprus.\n\n**Fee per 1,000 packs by component and size, Cyprus, in EUR**\n\n| Component | Small (lunch bag) | Medium (grocery bag) | Large (shopping bag with handles) |\n| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| Bag | 20 g: €0.90 to €2.33 | 50 g: €2.24 to €5.83 | 110 g: €4.93 to €12.83 |" }, { "id": "options", "heading": "What if the paper bag used another material?", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## What if the paper bag used another material?\n\nSuppose the main component of the paper bag, weighing 50 g, were made of another material. The table prices the same weight in each material class that Cyprus publishes a rate for, at the lowest published rate in that class.\n\n**Same weight, different material, Cyprus, in EUR per 1,000 packs**\n\n| Material | Lowest published rate | Fee per 1,000 packs at that rate | Highest published rate | Fee per 1,000 packs at that rate |\n| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| paper and board | 44.78 EUR/tonne | €2.24 | 116.61 EUR/tonne | €5.83 |\n| plastic | 100.60 EUR/tonne | €5.03 | 100.60 EUR/tonne | €5.03 |\n| glass | 27.61 EUR/tonne | €1.38 | 27.61 EUR/tonne | €1.38 |\n| aluminium | 20.31 EUR/tonne | €1.02 | 90.62 EUR/tonne | €4.53 |\n| steel | 90.62 EUR/tonne | €4.53 | 90.62 EUR/tonne | €4.53 |\n\n**Every matched rate of the other materials at 50 g, Cyprus, in EUR**\n\n| Material | Category | Published rate | Fee per 1,000 packs | Fee per pack |\n| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| plastic | PET | 100.60 EUR/tonne | €5.03 | €0.005 |\n| plastic | HDPE | 100.60 EUR/tonne | €5.03 | €0.005 |\n| glass | Glass | 27.61 EUR/tonne | €1.38 | €0.0014 |\n| aluminium | Aluminium | 20.31 EUR/tonne | €1.02 | €0.001 |\n| aluminium | Metal | 90.62 EUR/tonne | €4.53 | €0.0045 |\n| steel | Metal | 90.62 EUR/tonne | €4.53 | €0.0045 |\n\nA fee comparison only: another material changes weight and protection too." }, { "id": "volume", "heading": "What a larger run of paper bags costs in Cyprus", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## What a larger run of paper bags costs in Cyprus\n\nFees scale with the number of packs, because the schedule charges by mass. The table repeats the worked example for larger runs of the Medium (grocery bag) paper bag in Cyprus. Nothing else changes between rows: the same weights and the same matched rates apply.\n\n**Fee by run size for the paper bag in Cyprus, in EUR**\n\n| Packs | Total weight | Fee at the lowest rates | Fee at the highest rates |\n| ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| 100 | 5 kg | €0.22 | €0.58 |\n| 500 | 25 kg | €1.12 | €2.92 |\n| 1,000 | 50 kg | €2.24 | €5.83 |\n| 5,000 | 250 kg | €11.20 | €29.15 |\n| 10,000 | 500 kg | €22.39 | €58.31 |\n| 50,000 | 2,500 kg | €111.95 | €291.53 |\n| 100,000 | 5,000 kg | €223.90 | €583.05 |\n| 500,000 | 25,000 kg | €1,119.50 | €2,915.25 |\n| 1,000,000 | 50,000 kg | €2,239.00 | €5,830.50 |\n\nCyprus: a single paper bag is estimated at €0.0022 to €0.0058 in packaging fees.\n\nCyprus: across all its components, a paper bag is priced at €0.0448 to €0.1166 per kilogram of packaging.\n\nTaken as a whole, the pack is priced at €0.0448 to €0.1166 per kilogram of packaging, so a heavier pack costs more in proportion to its weight.\n\nFlat fee bands, registration fees and minimum charges sit outside this per-kilogram table." }, { "id": "schedule", "heading": "The fee schedule behind these figures for Cyprus", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## The fee schedule behind these figures for Cyprus\n\nThe rates come from the 2025 schedule of Green Dot Cyprus approved fees for Cyprus, effective January 1, 2017. The facts below record where it was published and what else the schedule charges.\n\nCyprus: the 2025 fee schedule of Green Dot Cyprus approved fees, effective January 1, 2017, is the source of the per-kilogram rates used on this page.\n\nCyprus: the flat fee band “cy-tier-1” (0 to 1) is €100.00.\n\nCyprus: the flat fee band “cy-tier-2” (1 to 2) is €142.50.\n\nCyprus: the flat fee band “cy-tier-3” (2 to 5) is €237.50.\n\nCyprus: the flat fee band “cy-tier-4” (5 to 10) is €570.00.\n\nCyprus: the flat fee band “cy-tier-5” (10 to 25) is €1,045.00.\n\nCyprus: the flat fee band “cy-tier-6” (25 to 50) is €1,900.00.\n\nThe schedule also lists 6 flat fee bands for small producers. They can replace the per-kilogram fee and are not part of the estimate on this page." }, { "id": "levers", "heading": "Ways to lower the fee on a paper bag", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## Ways to lower the fee on a paper bag\n\nPaper weight is the lever with the most effect: a lighter grammage lowers the mass that every fee schedule multiplies.\n\nA plain, uncoated bag is usually read as ordinary paper, while a plastic lining or laminated window can move a bag into a different, often dearer, category.\n\nTwisted paper handles weigh little, but cord or ribbon of another material can be reported on its own line by some programmes.\n\nSellers who ship in paper bags often buy them by the thousand, which makes the per-1,000 figure on this page the natural unit for comparing suppliers." }, { "id": "faq", "heading": "Questions sellers ask", "kind": "faq", "markdown": "\n\n## Questions sellers ask\n\n### How much is the EPR fee for a paper bag in Cyprus?\n\nFor 1,000 paper bags of the Medium (grocery bag) size, the estimated fee is €2.24 to €5.83 on the 2025 schedule, from the published rates that fit each component.\n\n### Is this the amount I will pay?\n\nNo. It is an estimate for the packaging alone. Registration fees, flat fee bands, eco-modulation and thresholds sit outside the per-kilogram figure. Instica prepares the data; you check, sign and submit it, and Instica never stores regulator login details." }, { "id": "estimate", "heading": "How these figures are made", "kind": "boilerplate", "markdown": "\n\n## How these figures are made\n\n> **Estimate**: Instica measures, estimates and prepares. Every figure on this page is computed from a sourced fee schedule and from starting weights that Instica labels as estimates, and each carries its data quality. The customer signs and submits the report; Instica never stores regulator login details and never files on your behalf. 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