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Everything you need for your sustainability communications.

Are you looking for information about the recycling economy in Austria, specifically the collection and recycling of packaging, e-waste and batteries? Do you wish to learn more about who we are and what we do? You have come to the right place: This is where you will find the answers (including background information, photographs and charts) and our contact details for any additional questions.

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Press contact Simone de Raaij

Head of Corporate Communications team

+43 1 599 97 310

simone.deraaij@ara.at

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Quality and enviornmental management

How we live up to our social and environmental responsibility

To ensure high quality and environmental standards, ARA and its subsidiaries have quality management systems and environmental management systems in place (ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and EMAS regulation). Compliance with these standards is consistently monitored and reviewed through regular internal and external audits.

Please refer to our most recent Transparency Report for more details. (German)

EMAS Certificate of Registration (German)

ISO 37301: 2021 certification

ISO 9001: 2015 certification

ISO 14001: 2015 certification

Certified online reporting system

ARA’s online reporting system adheres to the same standards as online banking systems. It is one of the country’s most secure web applications, which has been confirmed by ÖNORM A 7700:2008-12 certification by an independent third party since 30 December 2015. The ÖNORM standard is unique in the EU; it guarantees a thorough audit of the source code to make sure that the data, functions and IT systems are protected from unauthorised access. Only 20 web applications are certified to this standard in Austria. As our customer, you can rely on us to provide the highest standard of data security.


Packaging collection and recycling: Facts and figures

Facts and figures on the collection and recycling of packaging made of paper, plastics, glass and metal in Austria


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Information and downloads

Management board

Harald Hauke

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Thomas Eck

Press Foto Thomas Eck

Harald Hauke and Thomas Eck

Press Foto Harald Hauke and Thomas Eck


Logo and Green Dot

Our logos and the Green Dot symbol are available for download in all standard formats.

ARA Logos

Download ARA Logo Kit

The Green Dot

Download Green Dot Kit

Download Green Dot Usage Guidelines

ARA Media kit