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Definition sheet with explanations

Product group no. Product group Product no. Product
08-040 DIY & gardening 08-040-0435 Floor cleaning machines
Product description
Motorised floor cleaning appliances
Product in detail Not classified here
Hard floor cleaners
Steam cleaners
Comparable cleaning machines
Floor polishers
Other floor cleaning machines
28-020-0170 Other small appliances for domestic and commercial use 
08-040-0436 High-pressure cleaners 
08-040-0440 Other motorised gardening tools 
08-040-0430 Lawnmowers 
08-040-0620 Brushes, brooms 
Explanation
Retail packaging for floor cleaning machines with a rated power output of 2,500 W or less, or with no listed power output, 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) such as cultural and recreational facilities, administrations, public cleaning and transportation services. Comparable sources of waste generation also include craft enterprises and agricultural holdings (e.g. gardening or forestry 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 floor cleaning machines with a rated power output exceeding 2,500 W are not subject to system participation because they typically accumulate as waste in industrial, agricultural or large commercial enterprise settings that exceed the volume criterion.
Shipment packaging for floor cleaning machines 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: 08-040-0435 // Floor cleaning machines

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 > 2500 Watt no
All types All types ≤ 2500 Watt yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Edge protectors, cushioning materials ≤ 2500 Watt yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Edge protectors, cushioning materials > 2500 Watt no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes > 2500 Watt no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes ≤ 2500 Watt yes
Plastic Edge protectors, cushioning materials ≤ 2500 Watt yes
Plastic Edge protectors, cushioning materials > 2500 Watt no
Plastic Wrappings, films ≤ 2500 Watt yes
Plastic Wrappings, films > 2500 Watt 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: 08-040-0435 // Floor cleaning machines

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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 ≤ 2500 Watt yes
All types All types > 2500 Watt no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Edge protectors, cushioning materials ≤ 2500 Watt yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Edge protectors, cushioning materials > 2500 Watt no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes ≤ 2500 Watt yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes > 2500 Watt no
Plastic Edge protectors, cushioning materials > 2500 Watt no
Plastic Edge protectors, cushioning materials ≤ 2500 Watt yes
Plastic Wrappings, films ≤ 2500 Watt yes
Plastic Wrappings, films > 2500 Watt 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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