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Definition sheet with explanations

Product group no. Product group Product no. Product
02-060 Agricultural products 02-060-0020 Fresh vegetables
Product description
Any kind of fresh vegetable, whole, in individual servings or cut, as well as fresh herbs (including refrigerated)
Product in detail Not classified here
Carrots, sweet potatoes, other root vegetables
Cabbage, lettuce, salad, leafy vegetables, greens, mushrooms
Fresh salads, raw vegetables in individual servings (including refrigerated)
Onions, asparagus
Tomatoes, peppers, other fruit vegetables
Herbs, potted herbs
Other fresh vegetables
Cucumbers
01-000-0010 Fruit juices, fruit nectars, vegetable juices 
02-060-0030 Ware potatoes 
02-030-0040 frozen vegetables 
02-060-0040 Dried fruit, dried vegetables 
02-020-0030 vegetable preserves 
   
   
   
Explanation
PPC trays, crates and boxes, along with baskets, produce trays, nets and rubbers made of natural materials for fresh vegetables in quantities of 4.5 kg 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, commercial kitchens and canteens. 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').
PPC trays, crates and boxes, along with baskets, produce trays, nets and rubbers made of natural materials for fresh vegetables, in quantities exceeding 4.5 kg are not subject to system participation because they typically accumulate as waste in the food industry (also in retail settings).
All other retail packaging and grouped packaging for fresh vegetables in quantities of 28 kg 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. Industrial food processors generally meet their demand using reusable packaging, bulk packs in quantities exceeding 28 kg, or loose goods.
Shipment packaging for fresh vegetables 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
Labels and stickers of all kinds on vegetables are subject to system participation. All types of sheets and wrappings are subject to system participation.

Brief system participation requirement overview - Product: 02-060-0020 // Fresh vegetables

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
Natural materials Rubbers, crates, baskets, nets, produce trays > 4.5 kg no
Natural materials Rubbers, crates, baskets, nets, produce trays ≤ 4.5 kg yes
Natural materials Sacks > 28 kg no
Natural materials Sacks ≤ 28 kg yes
Other composite packaging Sacks > 28 kg no
Other composite packaging Sacks ≤ 28 kg yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Boxes, trays > 4.5 kg no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Boxes, trays ≤ 4.5 kg yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Sacks ≤ 28 kg yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Sacks > 28 kg no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Stickers, wrappings, labels All types yes
Plastic All types ≤ 28 kg yes
Plastic All types > 28 kg no
Shipment packaging (retail packaging) and grouped packaging
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Shipment packaging All types yes
Plastic Shipment packaging All types yes

Detailed system participation requirement overview - Product: 02-060-0020 // Fresh vegetables

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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
Natural materials Rubbers, crates, baskets, nets, produce trays > 4.5 kg no
Natural materials Rubbers, crates, baskets, nets, produce trays ≤ 4.5 kg yes
Natural materials Sacks > 28 kg no
Natural materials Sacks ≤ 28 kg yes
Other composite packaging Sacks > 28 kg no
Other composite packaging Sacks ≤ 28 kg yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Boxes, trays ≤ 4.5 kg yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Boxes, trays > 4.5 kg no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Large containers, octabins > 28 kg no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Large containers, octabins 500 kg no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Sacks ≤ 28 kg yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Sacks > 28 kg no
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