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Definition sheet with explanations

Product group no. Product group Product no. Product
15-000 Surface finishes 15-000-0080 Fabric softener
Product description
Fabric softener is a washing preparation used to reduce the stiffness of dry laundry and to make laundry seem fresher by adding scent or brightness.
Product in detail Not classified here
Fabric softener, liquid
Fabric softener, powder
Other fabric softeners
15-000-0240 Regenerating salt, water softeners 
15-000-0090 Laundry treatment products 
   
Explanation
Retail packaging and grouped packaging for fabric softener in quantities of 8 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 accommodation establishments. Comparable sources of waste generation also include laundries and other cleaning 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 fabric softener in quantities exceeding 8 litres are not subject to system participation because they typically accumulate as waste in industrial or large commercial enterprise settings. This includes in particular the textile industry, as well as laundries and other cleaning businesses (e.g. commercial laundries, commercial cleaning businesses) that exceed the volume criterion.
Shipment packaging for fabric softener 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 fabric softener can be given in litres or kilogrammes. Specifications in litres equal kilogrammes, and vice versa.

Brief system participation requirement overview - Product: 15-000-0080 // Fabric softener

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 ≤ 8 l yes
All types All types > 8 l no
Plastic Bags, cans, bottles, sachets, stand-up pouches ≤ 8 l yes
Plastic Casks, IBCs, canisters > 8 l no
Shipment packaging (retail packaging) and grouped packaging
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes, outer boxes made of cardboard ≤ 8 l yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes, outer boxes made of cardboard > 8 l no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Shipment packaging All types yes
Plastic Multi-piece packaging, wrappings ≤ 8 l yes
Plastic Multi-piece packaging, wrappings > 8 l no
Plastic Shipment packaging All types yes

Detailed system participation requirement overview - Product: 15-000-0080 // Fabric softener

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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 ≤ 8 l yes
All types All types > 8 l no
Plastic Bottles 750 ml yes
Plastic Bottles 1 l yes
Plastic Bottles 1.5 l yes
Plastic Bottles 2 l yes
Plastic Bottles 2 l - 6 l yes
Plastic Canisters 10 l no
Plastic Canisters 20 l no
Plastic Cans 500 g - 1 kg yes
Plastic Portion bags, sample packs, sachets 20 ml yes
Plastic Stand-up pouches 500 ml - 1 l yes
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