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Definition sheet with explanations

Product group no. Product group Product no. Product
18-000 Health 18-000-0180 Laboratory supplies
Product description
Items made of glass or plastic required in laboratories
Product in detail Not classified here
Test tubes, chemical funnels, Erlenmeyer flasks
Other laboratory supplies
Sample cups, sample containers
Dropping bottles, wash bottles
Cups, Petri dishes
18-000-0160 Clinical supplies, medical supplies 
   
   
   
   
Explanation
Retail packaging, grouped packaging and shipment packaging for laboratory supplies of all kinds are subject to system participation because they typically accumulate as waste with comparable sources of waste generation (within the meaning of section 3 (11) VerpackG) such as clinics, hospitals, dental laboratories, medical practice laboratories and research and educational institution laboratories.
Specials
Recommendations on how to deal with non-emptied packaging is irrelevant when it comes to classifying the system participation requirement of packaging for laboratory supplies. Unless otherwise stated in the package insert, emptied packaging (within the meaning of section 3 (6) VerpackG) for laboratory supplies is suitable for residential collection and recovery.
Classification decisions for the product (only available in German)
Behältnis aus Kunststoff mit Rastereinsatz für Pipettenspitzen in Schachtel aus Karton

Datum der Veröffentlichung: 13.05.2022 | Antragsteller: INTEGRA Biosciences Deutschland GmbH

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Brief system participation requirement overview - Product: 18-000-0180 // Laboratory supplies

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 All types yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes All types yes
Plastic Bags All types yes
Shipment packaging (retail packaging) and grouped packaging
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes, outer boxes made of cardboard All types yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Shipment packaging All types yes
Plastic Multi-piece packaging, wrappings All types yes
Plastic Shipment packaging All types yes

Detailed system participation requirement overview - Product: 18-000-0180 // Laboratory supplies

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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 All types yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes 1 Item(s) yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes 50 Item(s) yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes 100 Item(s) yes
Plastic Bags 500 Item(s) yes
Shipment packaging (retail packaging) and grouped packaging
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes, outer boxes made of cardboard All types yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Shipment packaging All types yes
Plastic Multi-piece packaging, wrappings All types yes
Plastic Shipment packaging All types yes
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