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Definition sheet with explanations

Product group no. Product group Product no. Product
01-000 Beverages 01-000-0080 beer, non-alcoholic beer
Product description
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beer and beer mixes brewed (not distilled) based on the fermentation of starchy substances
Product in detail Not classified here
Beer
Fassbrause, or keg soda, based on non-alcoholic beer
Non-alcoholic beer
Beer mixes
Malt beer
   
   
   
   
   
Explanation
Retail packaging and grouped packaging for beer and non-alcoholic beer in quantities of 33 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, (non-alcoholic) beer packaging with a bundling function is subject to system participation in quantities of 33 litres or less.
Retail packaging and grouped packaging for beer and non-alcoholic beer in quantities exceeding 33 litres are not subject to system participation because they typically accumulate as waste in industrial or large commercial enterprise settings. Bag-in-box systems are one example of this kind of packaging.
Shipment packaging for beer and non-alcoholic beer 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.
Classification decisions for the product (only available in German)
Schachtel aus Karton mit Tragegriff aus Kunststoff für 24 Flaschen Bier (Bieradventskalender)

Datum der Veröffentlichung: 26.01.2022 | Antragsteller: Kalea GmbH

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Brief system participation requirement overview - Product: 01-000-0080 // beer, non-alcoholic beer

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 > 33 l no
All types Single-use packaging of all kinds not subject to deposit ≤ 33 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 > 33 l no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Bottle carriers, folding boxes, outer boxes made of cardboard not dependant on deposit obligation ≤ 33 l yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Shipment packaging All types yes
Plastic Bundle wrap films, bottle carriers not dependant on deposit obligation > 33 l no
Plastic Bundle wrap films, bottle carriers not dependant on deposit obligation ≤ 33 l yes
Plastic Shipment packaging All types yes

Detailed system participation requirement overview - Product: 01-000-0080 // beer, non-alcoholic beer

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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 250 ml no
Aluminium Beverage cans 330 ml no
Aluminium Beverage cans 355 ml no
Aluminium Beverage cans 440 ml no
Aluminium Beverage cans 450 ml no
Aluminium Beverage cans 473 ml no
Aluminium Beverage cans 500 ml no
Aluminium Beverage cans 1 l no
Glass Bottles 250 ml no
Glass Bottles 275 ml no
Glass Bottles 330 ml no
Glass Bottles 350 ml no
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