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Definition sheet with explanations

Product group no. Product group Product no. Product
01-000 Beverages 01-000-0070 Other non-alcoholic beverages
Product description
Other non-alcoholic beverages
Product in detail Not classified here
Coconut water
Other non-alcoholic drinks
Bread drink
Soy-based drinks, soy-based mix drinks
Oat, spelt or other cereal grain-based beverages
Rice drinks
01-000-0080 beer, non-alcoholic beer 
02-000-0010 Milk, milk drinks 
01-000-0010 Fruit juices, fruit nectars, vegetable juices 
02-000-0070 Yoghurt, ready-made desserts 
01-000-0100 Sparkling wines, semi-sparkling wines 
02-090-0040 Tea, instant tea drinks 
02-110-0200 Baby food, powdered 
02-020-0070 Coconut milk 
Explanation
Retail packaging and grouped packaging for other non-alcoholic beverages in quantities of 12 litres or less typically accumulate as waste with private final consumers – i.e. private households and comparable sources of waste generation (within the meaning of section 3 (11) VerpackG) such as food and beverage businesses, canteens and commercial kitchens. Unless such packaging is subject to deposit under section 31 VerpackG, it is subject to system participation. Single-use beverage packaging of all kinds that is subject to deposit is not subject to system participation.
Regardless of any deposit obligation, packaging for other non-alcoholic beverages with a bundling function is subject to system participation in quantities of 12 litres or less.
Retail packaging and grouped packaging for other non-alcoholic beverages in quantities exceeding 12 litres are not subject to system participation because they typically accumulate as waste in industrial or large commercial enterprise settings.
Shipment packaging for other non-alcoholic beverages of all kinds typically accumulates as waste with private final consumers – i.e. private households and comparable sources of waste generation and, as such, is subject to system participation.
Specials
The exemptions stipulated in section 31 (4) no. 7 VerpackG do not apply to other non-alcoholic beverages.
Classification decisions for the product (only available in German)
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Brief system participation requirement overview - Product: 01-000-0070 // Other non-alcoholic beverages

Packaging material
Packaging material

Abbreviations:

PPC stands for paper, paperboard or cardboard.
PET stands for polyethylene terephthalate (a type of plastic).
PE stands for polyethylene (a type of plastic).

Composite packaging is packaging made from at least two material types that cannot be separated by hand.

 		Shape/form
Shape/form

This section shows the typical packaging types for the product group under consideration.

IBC is the abbreviation for intermediate bulk container. An IBC is a large, cuboid container for liquid and free-flowing materials.

An octabin is an octagonal container used to transport and store bulk materials.

 		Delineation criterion
Delineation criterion

Criterion that relates to a specific product and determines whether the shipment, retail or grouped packaging in question is subject to system participation.

For food packaging, that delineation criterion often is quantity. For packaging filled with other products, the delineation criterion tends to be the number/volume or unit of the individual products contained in the packaging. Depending on the product, other criteria may be used within the scope of an overall market assessment to delineate or determine whether the system participation requirement applies to a packaging, such as the stress class in the case of laminate products.

 		System participation requirement
Retail packaging
All types Single-use packaging of all kinds not subject to deposit > 12 l no
All types Single-use packaging of all kinds not subject to deposit ≤ 12 l yes
All types Single-use packaging of all kinds subject to deposit All types no
Shipment packaging (retail packaging) and grouped packaging
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Bottle carriers, folding boxes, outer boxes made of cardboard not dependant on deposit obligation ≤ 12 l yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Bottle carriers, folding boxes, outer boxes made of cardboard not dependant on deposit obligation > 12 l no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Shipment packaging All types yes
Plastic Bundle wrap films, bottle carriers not dependant on deposit obligation > 12 l no
Plastic Bundle wrap films, bottle carriers not dependant on deposit obligation ≤ 12 l yes
Plastic Shipment packaging All types yes

Detailed system participation requirement overview - Product: 01-000-0070 // Other non-alcoholic beverages

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Packaging material
Packaging material

Abbreviations:

PPC stands for paper, paperboard or cardboard.
PET stands for polyethylene terephthalate (a type of plastic).
PE stands for polyethylene (a type of plastic).

Composite packaging is packaging made from at least two material types that cannot be separated by hand.

 		Shape/form
Shape/form

This section shows the typical packaging types for the product group under consideration.

IBC is the abbreviation for intermediate bulk container. An IBC is a large, cuboid container for liquid and free-flowing materials.

An octabin is an octagonal container used to transport and store bulk materials.

 		Quantity/volume
exemplary listing 		System participation requirement
Retail packaging
Aluminium Beverage cans 330 ml no
Aluminium Beverage cans 500 ml no
Beverage cartons Square bags 200 ml yes
Beverage cartons Square bags 250 ml yes
Beverage cartons Square bags 330 ml yes
Beverage cartons Square bags 350 ml yes
Beverage cartons Square bags 500 ml yes
Beverage cartons Square bags 600 ml yes
Beverage cartons Square bags 1 l yes
Beverage cartons Square bags 5 l yes
Glass Bottles 330 ml no
Glass Bottles 500 ml no
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