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Definition sheet with explanations

Product group no. Product group Product no. Product
21-000 Textiles, shoes, leather goods 21-000-0010 Shoes
Product description
Footwear that serves primarily to protect the sole of the foot, consisting of an upper and a firm base made of leather, wood, rubber or plastic
Product in detail Not classified here
Other shoes
Walking boots, hiking shoes
Slippers
Sports shoes, trainers
Safety shoes
Casual shoes
Sandals
Pool shoes, water shoes
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Explanation
Retail packaging for shoes, especially shoe boxes, in quantities of 3 pairs or fewer is subject to system participation because it typically accumulates as waste with private final consumers – i.e. private households and comparable sources of waste generation within the meaning of section 3 (11) VerpackG; this also includes packaging distributed via home shopping.

Packaging for shoes in quantities of 3 pairs or fewer also accumulates as waste in retail settings; however, the lion’s share accumulates as waste with private final consumers – i.e. private households and comparable sources of waste generation.

Retail packaging and grouped packaging for more than 3 pairs of shoes are not subject to system participation because they typically accumulate as waste in industrial or large commercial enterprise settings (also in retail settings).
Shipment packaging for shoes 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.

Brief system participation requirement overview - Product: 21-000-0010 // Shoes

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 > 3 Pair no
All types All types ≤ 3 Pair yes
Natural materials Bags, sacks ≤ 3 Pair yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Boxes ≤ 3 Pair yes
Plastic Bags, wrappings ≤ 3 Pair yes
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: 21-000-0010 // Shoes

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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 > 3 Pair no
All types All types ≤ 3 Pair yes
Natural materials Bags 1 Pair yes
Natural materials Sacks 1 Pair yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Boxes 1 Pair yes
Plastic Bags, wrappings 1 Pair yes
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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