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Definition sheet with explanations

Product group no. Product group Product no. Product
02-090 Coffee, tea, cocoa 02-090-0120 Unprocessed, raw coffee, tea or cocoa
Product description
Coffee, tea or cocoa that must undergo further processing before it can be consumed
Product in detail Not classified here
Loose leaf teas
Unprocessed cocoa beans
Raw coffee for processing in roasteries, etc.
02-090-0010 Coffee, instant coffee drinks 
02-090-0040 Tea, instant tea drinks 
   
Explanation
Retail packaging for unprocessed, raw coffee, tea or cocoa in quantities of 6 kg or less is subject to system participation because it typically accumulates as waste with private final consumers – i.e. private households and comparable sources of waste generation (within the meaning of section 3 (11) VerpackG). Comparable sources of waste generation include in particular 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').

Quantities of 6 kg or less are of low market relevance. The lion’s share of unprocessed and raw coffee, tea and cocoa undergoes further industrial processing. Retail packaging and grouped packaging for unprocessed, raw coffee, tea and cocoa in quantities exceeding 6 kg are not subject to system participation because they typically accumulate as waste in large commercial enterprise settings.
Shipment packaging for unprocessed, raw coffee, tea or cocoa 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.

Brief system participation requirement overview - Product: 02-090-0120 // Unprocessed, raw coffee, tea or cocoa

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 ≤ 6 kg yes
All types All types > 6 kg no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Sacks > 6 kg no
Plastic Big bags (FIBCs) > 6 kg no
Textiles Sacks > 6 kg no
Wood Crates > 6 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: 02-090-0120 // Unprocessed, raw coffee, tea or cocoa

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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 ≤ 6 kg yes
All types All types > 6 kg no
All types Bags, sacks 5 kg yes
Other composite packaging Sacks 25 kg no
Other composite packaging Sacks 25 kg - 50 kg no
Other composite packaging Sacks > 50 kg no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Sacks 25 kg no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Sacks 25 kg - 50 kg no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Sacks > 50 kg no
Plastic Big bags (FIBCs) 300 kg - 1000 kg no
Textiles Sacks > 50 kg no
Textiles Sacks 25 kg - 50 kg no
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