skip to main content

Definition sheet with explanations

Product group no. Product group Product no. Product
22-000 Household goods 22-000-0050 Sanitary papers, filter papers
Product description
Absorbent, finely creped multi-purpose tissue paper made of paper pulp, other filter papers, feminine hygiene products, nappies
Product in detail Not classified here
Paper coffee filters, paper tea filters
Paper towels, paper tissues
Kitchen roll, paper towels, cleaning towels made of paper
Paper nappies, paper diapers
Sanitary pads, tampons
Toilet paper
Doilies, coasters
Paper table cloths, paper napkins, exam table papers
22-000-0010 Facial tissues, face wipes, cleansing wipes, baby wipes 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Explanation
Retail packaging and grouped packaging for sanitary or filter papers in quantities of 1,500 items or fewer 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, accommodation establishments, healthcare facilities (e.g. hospitals, elderly care facilities, medical practices) and administrations.

Shipment packaging for sanitary or filter papers 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
The delineation criterion for sanitary and filter papers is the number of items. This also applies to products on rolls such as toilet paper, paper tablecloths and medical exam table paper. One roll equals one item. The number of sheets on a roll is not decisive. The number of (e.g. toilet paper) sheets is disregarded in this catalogue.
Rolls, tubes and cylinders around which flexible material is wound (e.g. plastic film, aluminium, paper) are considered packaging according to appendix 1 to section 3 (1) VerpackG.

Brief system participation requirement overview - Product: 22-000-0050 // Sanitary papers, filter papers

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 ≤ 1500 Item(s) yes
All types All types > 1500 Item(s) no
Other composite packaging All types ≤ 1500 Item(s) yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Boxes ≤ 1500 Item(s) yes
Plastic Bags, cans, wrappings ≤ 1500 Item(s) yes
Shipment packaging (retail packaging) and grouped packaging
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes, outer boxes made of cardboard ≤ 1500 Item(s) yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes, outer boxes made of cardboard > 1500 Item(s) no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Shipment packaging All types yes
Plastic Multi-piece packaging, wrappings ≤ 1500 Item(s) yes
Plastic Multi-piece packaging, wrappings > 1500 Item(s) no
Plastic Shipment packaging All types yes

Detailed system participation requirement overview - Product: 22-000-0050 // Sanitary papers, filter papers

Searchfilter:
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 > 1500 Item(s) no
All types All types ≤ 1500 Item(s) yes
Other composite packaging Bags ≤ 1500 Item(s) yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Boxes 60 Item(s) yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Boxes 64 Item(s) yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Boxes 80 Item(s) - 120 Item(s) yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes 16 Item(s) yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes 28 Item(s) yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes 32 Item(s) yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes 38 Item(s) yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes 48 Item(s) yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes 50 Item(s) yes
  • 1
Product search Definition sheet with explanations Brief system participation requirement overview