Is the packaging single-use beverage packaging subject to deposit?

Single-use beverage packaging is generally subject to deposit. Unlike reusable packaging, single-use beverage packaging is not designed and intended to be used multiple times for the same purpose. Single-use beverage packaging subject to deposit is packaging for liquid foodstuffs that is mostly or fully closed and is not reusable. Examples include single-use plastic beverage bottles and beverage cans in quantities between 0.1 to 3 litres filled with

• milk and dairy drinks with at least 50 percent milk content

• sparkling wines and sparkling wine cocktails

• wine and wine-based cocktails

• alcohol products and mixed beverages containing alcohol

• fruit and vegetable juices

Single-use beverage packaging subject to deposit must be participated with the deposit scheme of Deutsche Pfandsystem GmbH (DPG). They are not, however, subject to system participation.