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Definition sheet with explanations

Product group no. Product group Product no. Product
15-000 Surface finishes 15-000-0140 Household cleaning products, care products
Product description
Cleaning products and care products for household and commercial use
Product in detail Not classified here
Floor detergents, basic cleaners
Care and cleaning products for household appliances
Window cleaners
Shoe care products, leather care products, furniture care products
Metal cleaners, oven cleaners, glass cooktop/hob cleaners, grill cleaners
Upholstery cleaners, carpet cleaning products
Limescale removers, bathroom cleaners
Universal cleaners, abrasive cleaners, cream cleaners
15-000-0320 Disinfectants 
15-000-0190 Cleaning wipes 
15-000-0160 Drain cleaners, toilet cleaners 
15-000-0260 Industrial cleaners 
15-000-0180 Car care products 
   
   
   
Explanation
Retail packaging and grouped packaging for household cleaning and care products in quantities of 28 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 food and beverage businesses as well as accommodation establishments. Comparable sources of waste generation also include artisanal food production businesses, cleaning businesses or other craft enterprises 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').

Shipment packaging for household cleaning and care 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 household cleaning and care products can be given in litres or kilogrammes. Specifications in litres equal kilogrammes, and vice versa.

Brief system participation requirement overview - Product: 15-000-0140 // Household cleaning products, care 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 > 28 l no
All types All types ≤ 28 l yes
Aluminium Aerosol cans, cans, tubes ≤ 28 l yes
Glass Bottles, cosmetic jars ≤ 28 l yes
Other composite packaging Bags, composite cans, boxes, drums ≤ 28 l yes
Other composite packaging Sacks, boxes, drums > 28 l no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Bags, boxes, drums ≤ 28 l yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Sacks, boxes, drums > 28 l no
Plastic Bags, cans, bottles, dispensers, tubes ≤ 28 l yes
Plastic Buckets, hobbocks, canisters ≤ 28 l yes
Plastic Casks, hobbocks, IBCs, canisters > 28 l no
Tinplate Aerosol cans, cans, bottles, canisters ≤ 28 l yes
Shipment packaging (retail packaging) and grouped packaging
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes, outer boxes made of cardboard ≤ 28 l yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes, outer boxes made of cardboard > 28 l no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Shipment packaging All types yes
Plastic Multi-piece packaging, wrappings ≤ 28 l yes
Plastic Multi-piece packaging, wrappings > 28 l no
Plastic Shipment packaging All types yes

Detailed system participation requirement overview - Product: 15-000-0140 // Household cleaning products, care 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 > 28 l no
All types All types ≤ 28 l yes
Aluminium Aerosol cans 50 ml - 75 ml yes
Aluminium Aerosol cans 100 ml - 150 ml yes
Aluminium Aerosol cans 200 ml yes
Aluminium Aerosol cans 250 ml yes
Aluminium Aerosol cans 280 ml - 300 ml yes
Aluminium Aerosol cans 400 ml yes
Aluminium Aerosol cans 500 ml yes
Aluminium Aerosol cans 600 ml yes
Aluminium Tubes 20 g yes
Aluminium Tubes 20 ml - 30 ml yes
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