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Definition sheet with explanations

Product group no. Product group Product no. Product
12-000 Adhesives 12-000-0010 Adhesives
Product description
Non-metallic materials of all kinds that can join adherends by (surface) adhesion and inner strength (cohesion)
Product in detail Not classified here
Carbohydrate-based adhesives, glues, resins
Chemically curing adhesives, polymerisation adhesive, polycondensation adhesives
Protein-based adhesives, glues
Physically hardening adhesives, hot-melt adhesives, contact adhesives
Silicone adhesives
Inorganic adhesives, adhesives based on inorganic compounds
Synthetic adhesives
Other adhesives
08-010-0140 Fillers, putties 
31-000-0070 Self-adhesive tapes 
08-010-0200 Sealant compounds for joints 
08-010-0220 Expanding foam, insulation foam 
   
   
   
   
Explanation
Retail packaging and grouped packaging for adhesives in quantities of 1.4 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 educational institutions, authorities and service enterprises. Comparable sources of waste generation also include building trade businesses, other craft enterprises, other commercial enterprises and agricultural holdings 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 adhesives in quantities exceeding 1.4 kg are not subject to system participation because they typically accumulate as waste in industrial or large commercial enterprise settings. Adhesives are used in numerous industrial production processes, for example in the automotive or packaging industries. Retail packaging and grouped packaging for adhesives in quantities exceeding 1.4 kg also accumulate as waste especially with building trade businesses, other craft enterprises, other commercial enterprises and agricultural holdings that exceed the volume criterion.
Shipment packaging for adhesives 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 quantities of adhesives can be given in litres or kilogrammes. Specifications in litres equal kilogrammes, and vice versa.

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: 12-000-0010 // Adhesives

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 > 1.4 kg no
All types All types ≤ 1.4 kg yes
Aluminium Tubes ≤ 1.4 kg yes
Ferrous metal Aerosol cans, cans, bottles, jugs ≤ 1.4 kg yes
Ferrous metal Cans, buckets, casks, hobbocks, jugs > 1.4 kg no
Glass Bottles ≤ 1.4 kg yes
Other composite packaging Bags ≤ 1.4 kg yes
Other composite packaging Bags, sacks > 1.4 kg no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Bags, folding boxes ≤ 1.4 kg yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Bags, folding boxes, drums > 1.4 kg no
Plastic Bags, cans, buckets, cartridges, sticks, tubes ≤ 1.4 kg yes
Plastic Bags, cans, buckets, hobbocks, IBCs, jugs > 1.4 kg no
Shipment packaging (retail packaging) and grouped packaging
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes, outer boxes made of cardboard > 1.4 kg no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes, outer boxes made of cardboard ≤ 1.4 kg yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Shipment packaging All types yes
Plastic Banderoles, blister packs, multi-piece packaging ≤ 1.4 kg yes
Plastic Banderoles, blister packs, multi-piece packaging > 1.4 kg no
Plastic Shipment packaging All types yes

Detailed system participation requirement overview - Product: 12-000-0010 // Adhesives

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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
Aluminium Tubes 3 g - 10 g yes
Aluminium Tubes 10 g - 20 g yes
Aluminium Tubes 20 g - 25 g yes
Aluminium Tubes 25 g - 50 g yes
Aluminium Tubes 50 g - 100 g yes
Aluminium Tubes 100 g - 200 g yes
Ferrous metal Aerosol cans 200 ml - 500 ml yes
Ferrous metal Bottles 125 g - 1000 g yes
Ferrous metal Buckets 3 kg - 6 kg no
Ferrous metal Buckets 6 kg - 10 kg no
Ferrous metal Buckets 10 kg - 16 kg no
Ferrous metal Buckets 16 kg - 40 kg no
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