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Definition sheet with explanations

Product group no. Product group Product no. Product
28-030 Information technology, consumer electronics 28-030-0040 Office printers, household printers
Product description
Desktop office technology to print content such as text and images relayed from computers and other technical devices
Product in detail Not classified here
Printers
Photo printers
Photocopiers
Inkjet printers, laser printers, thermal printers, impact printers, LED printers
Printers based on other processes
Multifunctional devices (MFDs)
28-030-0041 Floor-standing printers, floor-standing multifunction printers 
28-030-0150 3D printers 
28-030-0090 Telecommunications devices, accessories 
28-030-0045 Large-format printers, production printers 
   
   
Explanation
Retail packaging and shipment packaging for office printers and household printers of all kinds 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), above all IT service providers, office service providers and other service enterprises and administrative sections of companies, especially in trade and manufacturing.

The majority of office printers and household printers is distributed by online retailers, electronics stores, specialist IT firms, other specialist stores or via direct sales. The product is usually delivered to the customer in the original packaging. Only in exceptional cases are large commercial enterprises the end customers. To some extent, packaging for office printers and household printers also accumulates as waste with craft enterprises whose packaging waste cannot be collected at the rate that is normally associated with private households in waste bins that do not exceed 1,100 litres, or in retail. However, the lion’s share 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).
Specials
Office or household printers are classified as such if the device is not normally placed on the floor.

Brief system participation requirement overview - Product: 28-030-0040 // Office printers, household printers

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 Boxes All types yes
Plastic Bags, wrappings, films All types 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: 28-030-0040 // Office printers, household printers

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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 Boxes All types yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes All types yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Telescope boxes All types yes
Plastic Bags All types yes
Plastic Films All types yes
Plastic Wrappings All types 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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