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Definition sheet with explanations

Product group no. Product group Product no. Product
06-000 Crop protection and agricultural supplies 06-000-0050 plant-cultivation soil, turf, bark for use in mulching
Product description
Commercially produced substrate rich in humus (soil), peat and untreated bark chippings (bark mulch)
Product in detail Not classified here
Plant soil, potting soil (with or without fertiliser)
Peat
Potting soil
Topsoil, matrix
Bark mulch
06-000-0035 Liquid fertilisers 
06-000-0030 Fertilisers, non-liquid 
   
   
   
Explanation
Retail packaging for plant soil, peat and bark mulch in quantities of 4,000 litres 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 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 plant soil, peat and bark mulch 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
The quantity of plant soil, peat and bark mulch can be given in litres or kilogrammes. The decision as to whether packaging for plant soil, peat and bark mulch is subject to system participation is based solely on the volume in litres, not however on the weight in kilogrammes.

Brief system participation requirement overview - Product: 06-000-0050 // plant-cultivation soil, turf, bark for use in mulching

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 ≤ 4000 l yes
All types All types > 4000 l no
Plastic Bags, big bags, big bales, sacks > 4000 l no
Plastic Bags, big bags, big bales, sacks ≤ 4000 l yes
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: 06-000-0050 // plant-cultivation soil, turf, bark for use in mulching

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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 > 4000 l no
All types All types ≤ 4000 l yes
Plastic Bags, sacks 5 l - 25 l yes
Plastic Bags, sacks 26 l - 30 l yes
Plastic Big bags, big bales 300 l - 4000 l yes
Plastic Big bags, big bales 4100 l - 6500 l no
Shipment packaging (retail packaging) and grouped packaging
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Shipment packaging All types yes
Plastic Shipment packaging All types yes
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