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Definition sheet with explanations

Product group no. Product group Product no. Product
16-000 Chemicals for professional use 16-000-0120 Ethanol
Product description
Ethanol (potable alcohol / ethyl alcohol), irrespective of its production method (brewing, distillation or synthesis), as a primary component or ingredient for beverages and other food and for all other types of use such as solvents, disinfectants, fuel a
Product in detail Not classified here
Potable alcohol
Ethyl alcohol
Ethanol as a disinfectant
Ethanol as a preservative
Bioethanol
Ethanol as a solvent
Ethanol as a fuel
Ethanol for other applications
01-000-0080 beer, non-alcoholic beer 
16-000-0140 Other alcohols 
13-010-0020 Methylated spirit, lamp oil 
01-000-0110 spirits 
01-000-0090 Wine, wine-based cocktails, wine-like drinks 
   
   
   
Explanation
Retail packaging and grouped packaging for ethanol in quantities of 18 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, pharmacies and hospitals. Comparable sources of waste generation also include agricultural holdings and 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 ethanol 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: 16-000-0120 // Ethanol

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 ≤ 18 l yes
All types All types > 18 l no
Glass Bottles ≤ 18 l yes
Metal Canisters ≤ 18 l yes
Metal Canisters > 18 l no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes ≤ 18 l yes
Plastic Bottles, canisters ≤ 18 l yes
Plastic IBCs, canisters > 18 l no
Shipment packaging (retail packaging) and grouped packaging
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes ≤ 18 l yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Shipment packaging All types yes
Plastic Multi-piece packaging ≤ 18 l yes
Plastic Multi-piece packaging > 18 l no
Plastic Shipment packaging All types yes

Detailed system participation requirement overview - Product: 16-000-0120 // Ethanol

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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 ≤ 18 l yes
All types All types > 18 l no
Glass Bottles 50 ml yes
Glass Bottles 100 ml yes
Glass Bottles 200 ml yes
Glass Bottles 250 ml yes
Glass Bottles 500 ml - 750 ml yes
Glass Bottles 1 l yes
Metal Canisters 2.5 l yes
Metal Canisters 3 l yes
Metal Canisters 5 l yes
Metal Canisters 10 l yes
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