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Definition sheet with explanations

Product group no. Product group Product no. Product
15-000 Surface finishes 15-000-0110 Washing-up liquids, dishwasher detergents
Product description
Washing-up liquids and dishwasher detergents for domestic and commercial use
Product in detail Not classified here
Washing-up liquids
Dishwasher liquid
Dishwasher tablets
Dishwasher powder
Rinse aid
15-000-0140 Household cleaning products, care products 
15-000-0240 Regenerating salt, water softeners 
15-000-0260 Industrial cleaners 
   
   
Explanation
Retail packaging and grouped packaging for washing-up liquids and dishwasher detergents in quantities of 32 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 food and beverage businesses and accommodation establishments.

Retail packaging and grouped packaging for washing-up liquids and dishwasher detergents in quantities exceeding 32 kg are not subject to system participation because they typically accumulate as waste in industrial or large commercial enterprise settings (e.g. household products industry, chain bakeries or slaughterhouses).

Shipment packaging for washing-up liquids and dishwasher detergents 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 washing-up liquids and dishwasher detergents can be given in litres or kilogrammes. Specifications in litres equal kilogrammes, and vice versa.

Brief system participation requirement overview - Product: 15-000-0110 // Washing-up liquids, dishwasher detergents

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 > 32 kg no
All types All types ≤ 32 kg yes
Other composite packaging Bags, square bags, sacks ≤ 32 kg yes
Other composite packaging Sacks, drums > 32 kg no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Bags, folding boxes, sacks, drums ≤ 32 kg yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Sacks, drums > 32 kg no
Plastic Bags, casks, bottles, canisters, sacks ≤ 32 kg yes
Plastic Casks, hobbocks, IBCs, canisters, sacks > 32 kg no
Shipment packaging (retail packaging) and grouped packaging
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes, outer boxes made of cardboard > 32 kg no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes, outer boxes made of cardboard ≤ 32 kg yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Shipment packaging All types yes
Plastic Multi-piece packaging, wrappings ≤ 32 kg yes
Plastic Multi-piece packaging, wrappings > 32 kg no
Plastic Shipment packaging All types yes

Detailed system participation requirement overview - Product: 15-000-0110 // Washing-up liquids, dishwasher detergents

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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 ≤ 32 kg yes
All types All types > 32 kg no
Other composite packaging Bags 1 kg yes
Other composite packaging Bags 1.8 kg yes
Other composite packaging Bags 3 kg yes
Other composite packaging Sacks 10 kg - 30 kg yes
Other composite packaging Sacks 35 kg - 60 kg no
Other composite packaging Square bags 500 ml - 1 l yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Bags 1 kg yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Bags 1.8 kg yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Bags 3 kg yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Carry packs, drums 7.5 kg - 10 kg yes
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