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Definition sheet with explanations

Product group no. Product group Product no. Product
15-000 Surface finishes 15-000-0185 Car wash soaps
Product description
Exterior car cleaning and care products used in car washes
Product in detail Not classified here
Car wash waxes
Car wash soaps
15-000-0180 Car care products 
   
Explanation
Retail packaging for car wash soaps in quantities of 17 litres or less is subject to system participation because it typically accumulates as waste with comparable sources of waste generation (within the meaning of section 3 (11) VerpackG) such as taxi businesses (and small vehicle fleets). Comparable sources of waste generation also include automotive mechanics businesses and car washes 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 car wash soaps in quantities exceeding 17 litres are not subject to system participation because they typically accumulate as waste in industrial or large commercial enterprise settings. That includes in particular the automotive industry and automotive mechanics businesses but also car washes that exceed the volume criterion.
Shipment packaging for car wash soaps 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: 15-000-0185 // Car wash soaps

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 > 17 l no
All types All types ≤ 17 l yes
Plastic Canisters ≤ 17 l yes
Plastic Casks, IBCs, canisters > 17 l no
Shipment packaging (retail packaging) and grouped packaging
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Shipment packaging All types yes
Plastic Shipment packaging All types yes

Detailed system participation requirement overview - Product: 15-000-0185 // Car wash soaps

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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 ≤ 17 l yes
All types All types > 17 l no
Plastic Canisters 5 l yes
Plastic Canisters 10 l - 17 l yes
Plastic Canisters 18 l - 25 l no
Plastic Canisters 26 l - 55 l no
Plastic Casks 60 l no
Plastic Casks 100 l no
Plastic Casks 170 l - 220 l no
Plastic IBCs 600 l - 1200 l no
Shipment packaging (retail packaging) and grouped packaging
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Shipment packaging All types yes
Plastic Shipment packaging All types yes
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