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Definition sheet with explanations

Product group no. Product group Product no. Product
02-000 Dairy products 02-000-0010 Milk, milk drinks
Product description
Milk processed into drinking milk and other milk drinks, primarily by the dairy industry
Product in detail Not classified here
Coffee beverages with milk
Industrial milk
Drinking milk
Milk drinks
Whey products
Dairy drinks
02-000-0020 Cream, condensed milk 
02-000-0070 Yoghurt, ready-made desserts 
02-000-0060 Quark, fruit quark, spiced quark 
02-030-0020 edible ices 
02-110-0200 Baby food, powdered 
02-030-0120 Frozen dairy products, frozen sweet dishes 
02-000-0050 Cheese, cream cheese 
02-000-0040 Butter, butter preparations 
Explanation
Retail packaging and grouped packaging for milk and milk drinks in quantities of 28 litres or less are subject to system participation because they 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. Comparable sources of waste generation also include artisanal food production businesses whose packaging waste can be collected at the rate that is normally associated with private households in waste bins that do not exceed 1,100 litres ('volume criterion').

Retail packaging and grouped packaging for milk and milk drinks in quantities exceeding 28 litres is not subject to system participation because they typically accumulate as waste in industrial or large commercial enterprise settings. In addition, milk and milk drinks are usually shipped in tanks or comparable bulk containers (e.g. IBCs) for further industrial processing.
Shipment packaging for milk and milk drinks 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
Beverage cans in quantities between 0.1 and 3 litres containing milk or milk drinks with at least 50 per cent milk content are subject to deposit under section 31 (4) no. 7f VerpackG. Due to the deposit obligation, this packaging type is exempt from the system participation requirement under section 12 (2) no. 2 VerpackG.
Classification decisions for the product (only available in German)
HDPE-Flasche für Proteindrink mit Molke u. a.

Datum der Veröffentlichung: 12.11.2019 | Antragsteller: Layenberger Nutrition Group GmbH

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Aluminiumdose für Kaffeegetränk mit Magermilchpermeat u. a.

Datum der Veröffentlichung: 01.07.2019 | Antragsteller: Emmi Deutschland GmbH

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Brief system participation requirement overview - Product: 02-000-0010 // Milk, milk drinks

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 All types > 28 l no
All types All types ≤ 28 l yes
Beverage cartons Square bags ≤ 28 l yes
Glass Bottles ≤ 28 l yes
Metal Beverage cans ≤ 28 l yes
Other composite packaging Cups, bags ≤ 28 l yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard, plastic Bag-in-box containers > 28 l no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard, plastic Bag-in-boxes ≤ 28 l yes
Plastic Containers, IBCs > 28 l no
Plastic Cups, bags, buckets, bottles ≤ 28 l yes
Shipment packaging (retail packaging) and grouped packaging
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Bottle carriers, folding boxes, outer boxes made of cardboard not dependant on deposit obligation > 28 l no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Bottle carriers, folding boxes, outer boxes made of cardboard not dependant on deposit obligation ≤ 28 l yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Shipment packaging All types yes
Plastic Bundle wrap films, bottle carriers not dependant on deposit obligation ≤ 28 l yes
Plastic Bundle wrap films, bottle carriers not dependant on deposit obligation > 28 l no
Plastic Shipment packaging All types yes

Detailed system participation requirement overview - Product: 02-000-0010 // Milk, milk drinks

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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
All types All types > 28 l no
All types All types ≤ 28 l yes
Aluminium Beverage cans 200 ml - 500 ml no
Beverage cartons Square bags 200 ml - 6 l yes
Glass Bottles 200 ml - 2 l yes
Other composite packaging Cups, pots 100 ml - 500 ml yes
Other composite packaging Stand-up pouches 500 ml - 1 l yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard, plastic Bag-in-box containers > 28 l no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard, plastic Bag-in-boxes 1.5 l - 28 l yes
Plastic Bags 1.5 l yes
Plastic Bags 1 l - 2 l yes
Plastic Bottles 100 ml - 500 ml yes
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