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Definition sheet with explanations

Product group no. Product group Product no. Product
15-000 Surface finishes 15-000-0090 Laundry treatment products
Product description
Products used before or after laundering to clean or care for laundry
Product in detail Not classified here
Prewash powder (e.g. oxygen-based)
Laundry starch, laundry sizing
Stain remover powders or sprays
Prewash spray
Stain removers
Fabric refresher
Other laundry care
15-000-0070 Laundry detergent 
15-000-0240 Regenerating salt, water softeners 
15-000-0260 Industrial cleaners 
15-000-0080 Fabric softener 
   
   
   
Explanation
Retail packaging and grouped packaging for laundry treatment products 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 ironing services, 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 laundry treatment products 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 laundry treatment products 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 laundry treatment products can be given in litres or kilogrammes. Specifications in litres equal kilogrammes, and vice versa.

Brief system participation requirement overview - Product: 15-000-0090 // Laundry treatment products

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
Aluminium Aerosol cans, tubes ≤ 8 l yes
Glass Bottles, small tubes ≤ 8 l yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes > 8 l no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes ≤ 8 l yes
Plastic Cans, bottles, canisters, portion bags, tubes ≤ 8 l yes
Plastic Casks, IBCs, canisters > 8 l no
Tinplate Aerosol cans ≤ 8 l yes
Shipment packaging (retail packaging) and grouped packaging
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes, outer boxes made of cardboard > 8 l no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes, outer boxes made of cardboard ≤ 8 l yes
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: 15-000-0090 // Laundry treatment products

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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
Aluminium Aerosol cans 100 ml yes
Aluminium Aerosol cans 200 ml yes
Aluminium Aerosol cans 300 ml yes
Aluminium Aerosol cans 400 ml yes
Aluminium Tubes 20 ml - 125 ml yes
Glass Bottles 100 ml yes
Glass Bottles 200 ml yes
Glass Small tubes 7 ml - 20 ml yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes 100 g yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes 300 g yes
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