Product sheet

Definition sheet with explanations

Product group no. Product group Product no. Product

01-000 Beverages 01-000-0040 Mineral water

Product description

Mineral water, carbonated or uncarbonated. Flavoured water only contains flavourings. It may not contain any sugar or sweetener, fruit juice or other substances such as minerals.

Product in detail Not classified here

Healing water

Mineral water

Table water

Spring water

Flavoured, unsweetened water

01-000-0020	Fruit juice drinks
01-000-0050	Lemonades, bitter lemonades, sports drinks

Explanation

Retail packaging and grouped packaging for mineral water in quantities of 22 litres or less 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, canteens and commercial kitchens. Unless such packaging is subject to deposit under section 31 VerpackG, it is subject to system participation. Single-use beverage packaging of all kinds that is subject to deposit is not subject to system participation.

Regardless of any deposit obligation, packaging for mineral water with a bundling function is subject to system participation in quantities of 22 litres or less.

Retail packaging and grouped packaging for mineral water in quantities exceeding 22 litres are not subject to system participation because they typically accumulate as waste in industrial or large commercial enterprise settings.

Shipment packaging for mineral water 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.

Classification decisions for the product (only available in German)

Einordnungsentscheidung „Kartontray für sechs 1-Liter Mineralwasserflaschen“ ( pdf, 336.0 KB)

Publication date: 13.11.2019 | Applicant: Urwasser GmbH

Einordnungsentscheidung „Aluminiumflasche für Wasser" ( pdf, 314.6 KB)

Publication date: 26.01.2022 | Applicant: ATF GmbH

Einordnungsentscheidung „Flasche aus Steinzeug“ ( pdf, 322.1 KB)

Publication date: 22.05.2019 | Applicant: Sonnenstein GmbH

Brief system participation requirement overview - Product: 01-000-0040 // Mineral water

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	Single-use packaging of all kinds not subject to deposit		> 22 l		no
All types	Single-use packaging of all kinds not subject to deposit		≤ 22 l	yes
All types	Single-use packaging of all kinds subject to deposit	All types			no
Shipment packaging (retail packaging) and grouped packaging
Paper/paperboard/cardboard	Bottle carriers	not dependant on deposit obligation	> 22 l		no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard	Bottle carriers	not dependant on deposit obligation	≤ 22 l	yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard	Folding boxes, outer boxes made of cardboard	not dependant on deposit obligation	≤ 22 l	yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard	Folding boxes, outer boxes made of cardboard	not dependant on deposit obligation	> 22 l		no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard	Shipment packaging	All types		yes
Plastic	Bundle wrap films, bottle carriers	not dependant on deposit obligation	> 22 l		no
Plastic	Bundle wrap films, bottle carriers	not dependant on deposit obligation	≤ 22 l	yes
Plastic	Shipment packaging	All types		yes

Detailed system participation requirement overview - Product: 01-000-0040 // Mineral water

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.		System participation requirement
Retail packaging
Aluminium	Beverage cans	330 ml		no
Aluminium	Beverage cans	500 ml		no
Beverage cartons	Square bags	500 ml	yes
Beverage cartons	Square bags	1 l	yes
Beverage cartons	Square bags	1.5 l	yes
Beverage cartons	Square bags	2 l	yes
Glass	Bottles	200 ml		no
Glass	Bottles	250 ml		no
Glass	Bottles	330 ml		no
Glass	Bottles	500 ml		no
Glass	Bottles	700 ml		no
Glass	Bottles	750 ml		no

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Definition sheet with explanations

Brief system participation requirement overview - Product: 01-000-0040 // Mineral water

Detailed system participation requirement overview - Product: 01-000-0040 // Mineral water

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