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Definition sheet with explanations

Product group no. Product group Product no. Product
13-020 Motor vehicles 13-020-0090 Brake fluid, radiator antifreeze
Product description
Fluids needed for the transmission of energy in hydraulic systems and fluids that stop engine coolant from freezing
Product in detail Not classified here
Antifreeze radiator fluid
Brake fluid
Hydraulic fluid
16-000-0070 Antifreeze 
15-000-0180 Car care products 
   
Explanation
Retail packaging and grouped packaging for brake fluid and radiator antifreeze in quantities of 1.5 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).

Retail packaging and grouped packaging for brake fluid and radiator antifreeze of all kinds in quantities exceeding 1.5 litres are not subject to system participation because they typically accumulate as waste with automotive mechanics businesses whose packaging waste cannot be collected at the rate that is normally associated with private households in waste bins that do not exceed 1,100 litres.

Shipment packaging for brake fluid and radiator antifreeze 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
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: 13-020-0090 // Brake fluid, radiator antifreeze

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 > 1.5 l no
All types All types ≤ 1.5 l yes
Metal Cans, casks, bottles, canisters ≤ 1.5 l yes
Metal Cans, casks, bottles, canisters > 1.5 l no
Plastic Cans, casks, bottles, canisters ≤ 1.5 l yes
Plastic Cans, casks, bottles, canisters > 1.5 l no
Shipment packaging (retail packaging) and grouped packaging
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Bottle carriers, folding boxes, outer boxes made of cardboard ≤ 1.5 l yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Bottle carriers, folding boxes, outer boxes made of cardboard > 1.5 l no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Shipment packaging All types yes
Plastic Multi-piece packaging, wrappings ≤ 1.5 l yes
Plastic Multi-piece packaging, wrappings > 1.5 l no
Plastic Shipment packaging All types yes

Detailed system participation requirement overview - Product: 13-020-0090 // Brake fluid, radiator antifreeze

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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 ≤ 1.5 l yes
All types All types > 1.5 l no
Plastic Canisters 3 l no
Plastic Canisters 5 l - 12 l no
Plastic Canisters 20 l - 60 l no
Plastic Cans, bottles 250 ml yes
Plastic Cans, bottles 1 l yes
Plastic Cans, bottles 1.5 l yes
Plastic Casks 50 l - 65 l no
Plastic Casks 200 l - 216 l no
Steel sheet Canisters 5 l no
Steel sheet Canisters 12 l no
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