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Definition sheet with explanations

Product group no. Product group Product no. Product
21-000 Textiles, shoes, leather goods 21-000-0090 Curtains, drapes, fabrics
Product description
Fabrics in general and fabrics that are hung in front of windows for decorative purposes
Product in detail Not classified here
Fabrics (by the metre)
Curtains and drapes (ready-made)
Curtains and drapes (by the metre)
   
   
   
Explanation
Retail packaging for curtains, drapes and fabrics (without the bolt for fabric available by the metre) in quantities of 7 items 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). Comparable sources of waste generation include in particular tailors for alteration, interior decorators, and clothing, textile and leather businesses 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').

Bolts for curtains, drapes and fabrics by the metre are not subject to system participation because they typically accumulate as waste in industrial settings (also in retail settings).

Shipment packaging for curtains, drapes and fabrics 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: 21-000-0090 // Curtains, drapes, fabrics

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 > 7 Item(s) no
All types All types ≤ 7 Item(s) yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Bolts By the metre no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Labels, boxes, bolts ≤ 7 Item(s) yes
Plastic Bags ≤ 7 Item(s) yes
Plastic Bolts By the metre 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: 21-000-0090 // Curtains, drapes, fabrics

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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 ≤ 7 Item(s) yes
All types All types > 7 Item(s) no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Bolts By the metre no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Bolts 1 Item(s) yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes 1 Item(s) yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Hang labels 1 Item(s) yes
Plastic Bolts By the metre no
Plastic Flat bags 1 Item(s) yes
Plastic Flat bags 2 Item(s) yes
Plastic Flat bags 3 Item(s) 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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