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Definition sheet with explanations

Product group no. Product group Product no. Product
06-000 Crop protection and agricultural supplies 06-000-0035 Liquid fertilisers
Product description
Liquid pure substances and mixtures of substances used to increase the supply of nutrients to cultivated plants
Product in detail Not classified here
Fertiliser for use in agriculture, gardening and landscaping
Garden fertilisers, flavour fertilisers
06-000-0050 plant-cultivation soil, turf, bark for use in mulching 
06-000-0040 Agricultural chemicals for professional users 
06-000-0030 Fertilisers, non-liquid 
Explanation
Retail packaging and grouped packaging for liquid fertilisers in quantities of 13 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 agricultural holdings and gardening and landscaping enterprises 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').

Shipment packaging for liquid fertilisers 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
Volumes are stated in litres for liquid fertilisers. The specific weight ranges between 1.25 and 1.31 kg per litre. As a guide, an average specific weight of 1.28 kg per litre can be used to convert kilograms to litres.

Retail packaging for hazardous contents within the meaning of section 3 (7) in conjunction with appendix 2 VerpackG is exempt from system participation under section 12 (2) no. 3 VerpackG.

Brief system participation requirement overview - Product: 06-000-0035 // Liquid fertilisers

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 ≤ 13 l yes
All types All types > 13 l no
Glass Bottles > 13 l no
Glass Bottles ≤ 13 l yes
Plastic Bags, canisters ≤ 13 l yes
Plastic Bags, casks, IBCs, canisters > 13 l no
Shipment packaging (retail packaging) and grouped packaging
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Bottle carriers, folding boxes, outer boxes made of cardboard > 13 l no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Bottle carriers, folding boxes, outer boxes made of cardboard ≤ 13 l yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Shipment packaging All types yes
Plastic Bottle carriers, wrappings ≤ 13 l yes
Plastic Bottle carriers, wrappings > 13 l no
Plastic Shipment packaging All types yes

Detailed system participation requirement overview - Product: 06-000-0035 // Liquid fertilisers

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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 > 13 l no
All types All types ≤ 13 l yes
Glass Bottles 250 ml yes
Glass Bottles 500 ml yes
Glass Bottles 750 ml yes
Glass Bottles 1 l yes
Plastic Bags 400 ml yes
Plastic Bottles 200 ml - 3 l yes
Plastic Canisters 3 l - 13 l yes
Plastic Casks, canisters > 13 l no
Plastic IBCs 1000 l no
Shipment packaging (retail packaging) and grouped packaging
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Bottle carriers, folding boxes, outer boxes made of cardboard ≤ 13 l yes
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