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Definition sheet with explanations

Product group no. Product group Product no. Product
15-000 Surface finishes 15-000-0245 Brake cleaners, parts cleaners
Product description
Products used to clean brakes, transmission parts, motor parts or machine parts
Product in detail Not classified here
Parts cleaner
Brake cleaners
Cleaner for machine parts
08-010-0180 rust proofers, rust solvent 
13-020-0270 Braking systems, parts thereof 
15-000-0140 Household cleaning products, care products 
08-010-0120 Thinners, solvents 
15-000-0260 Industrial cleaners 
15-000-0180 Car care products 
13-020-0110 Additives 
Explanation
Aerosol cans for brake cleaners or parts cleaners in quantities of 450 millilitres 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 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'). Aerosol cans for brake cleaners or parts cleaners in quantities exceeding 450 millilitres are not subject to system participation because they typically accumulate as waste with automotive mechanics businesses exceeding the volume criterion. Other retail and grouped packaging for brake cleaners or parts cleaners in quantities of 4.5 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 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'). Other retail and grouped packaging for brake cleaners or parts cleaners in quantities exceeding 4.5 litres are not subject to system participation because they typically accumulate as waste with automotive mechanics businesses exceeding the volume criterion. Shipment packaging for brake cleaners or parts cleaners of all kinds are 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: 15-000-0245 // Brake cleaners, parts cleaners

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
Aluminium Aerosol cans ≤ 450 ml yes
Aluminium Aerosol cans > 450 ml no
Aluminium Canisters ≤ 4.5 l yes
Aluminium Canisters > 4.5 l no
Ferrous metal Aerosol cans > 450 ml no
Ferrous metal Aerosol cans ≤ 450 ml yes
Ferrous metal Casks > 4.5 l no
Ferrous metal Casks ≤ 4.5 l yes
Plastic Canisters ≤ 4.5 l yes
Plastic Canisters > 4.5 l no
Plastic Casks > 4.5 l no
Plastic Casks ≤ 4.5 l yes
Plastic IBCs > 4.5 l no
Plastic IBCs ≤ 4.5 l yes
Shipment packaging (retail packaging) and grouped packaging
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes, outer boxes made of cardboard ≤ 4.5 l yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes, outer boxes made of cardboard > 4.5 l no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Shipment packaging All types yes
Plastic Shipment packaging All types yes

Detailed system participation requirement overview - Product: 15-000-0245 // Brake cleaners, parts cleaners

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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
Aluminium Aerosol cans 300 ml yes
Aluminium Aerosol cans 400 ml yes
Aluminium Aerosol cans 450 ml yes
Aluminium Aerosol cans 500 ml no
Aluminium Aerosol cans 600 ml no
Aluminium Aerosol cans 750 ml no
Aluminium Canisters 5 l no
Aluminium Canisters 10 l no
Aluminium Canisters 15 l no
Aluminium Canisters 20 l no
Aluminium Canisters 30 l no
Ferrous metal Aerosol cans 300 ml yes
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