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Definition sheet with explanations

Product group no. Product group Product no. Product
28-030 Information technology, consumer electronics 28-030-0150 3D printers
Product description
3D printers produce a three-dimensional printed object, often by printing successive layers on top of each other.
Product in detail Not classified here
Photopolymer 3D printers
Other 3D printers
Extrusion 3D printers
Parts and accessories for 3D printers
Powder 3D printers
28-030-0041 Floor-standing printers, floor-standing multifunction printers 
28-030-0040 Office printers, household printers 
28-030-0045 Large-format printers, production printers 
   
   
Explanation
Retail packaging for 3D printers with a printing volume of 30 dm³ or less 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) such as educational institutions and service enterprises (e.g. architects, designers).

Retail packaging and grouped packaging for 3D printers with a printing volume exceeding 30 dm³ are not subject to system participation because they typically accumulate as waste in industrial or large commercial enterprise settings.

Shipment packaging for 3D printers 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: 28-030-0150 // 3D 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 printing volume ≤ 30 dm³ yes
All types All types printing volume > 30 dm³ no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes, telescope boxes printing volume > 30 dm³ no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes, telescope boxes printing volume ≤ 30 dm³ yes
Plastic Bags, films, cases printing volume > 30 dm³ no
Plastic Bags, films, cases printing volume ≤ 30 dm³ 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: 28-030-0150 // 3D 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 printing volume > 30 dm³ no
All types All types printing volume ≤ 30 dm³ yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes printing volume ≤ 30 dm³ yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes printing volume > 30 dm³ no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Telescope boxes printing volume > 30 dm³ no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Telescope boxes printing volume ≤ 30 dm³ yes
Plastic Bags printing volume > 30 dm³ no
Plastic Bags printing volume ≤ 30 dm³ yes
Plastic Blister packs printing volume ≤ 30 dm³ yes
Plastic Blister packs printing volume > 30 dm³ no
Plastic Cases printing volume ≤ 30 dm³ yes
Plastic Cases printing volume > 30 dm³ no
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