Product sheet

Definition sheet with explanations

Product group no. Product group Product no. Product

02-000 Dairy products 02-000-0010 Milk, milk drinks

Product description

Milk processed into drinking milk and other milk drinks, primarily by the dairy industry

Product in detail Not classified here

Coffee beverages with milk

Industrial milk

Drinking milk

Milk drinks

Whey products

Dairy drinks

02-000-0020	Cream, condensed milk
02-000-0070	Yoghurt, ready-made desserts
02-000-0060	Quark, fruit quark, spiced quark
02-030-0020	edible ices
02-110-0200	Baby food, powdered
02-030-0120	Frozen dairy products, frozen sweet dishes
02-000-0050	Cheese, cream cheese
02-000-0040	Butter, butter preparations

Explanation

Retail packaging and grouped packaging for milk and milk drinks in quantities of 28 litres or less 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, canteens and commercial kitchens. Comparable sources of waste generation also include artisanal food production businesses whose packaging waste can be collected at the rate that is normally associated with private households in waste bins that do not exceed 1,100 litres ('volume criterion').

Retail packaging and grouped packaging for milk and milk drinks in quantities exceeding 28 litres is not subject to system participation because they typically accumulate as waste in industrial or large commercial enterprise settings. In addition, milk and milk drinks are usually shipped in tanks or comparable bulk containers (e.g. IBCs) for further industrial processing.
Shipment packaging for milk and milk drinks 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

Beverage cans in quantities between 0.1 and 3 litres containing milk or milk drinks with at least 50 per cent milk content are subject to deposit under section 31 (4) no. 7f VerpackG. Due to the deposit obligation, this packaging type is exempt from the system participation requirement under section 12 (2) no. 2 VerpackG.

Classification decisions for the product (only available in German)

Einordnungsentscheidung „HDPE-Flasche für Proteindrink mit Molke u. a.“ ( pdf, 732.9 KB)

Publication date: 13.11.2019 | Applicant: Layenberger Nutrition Group GmbH

Einordnungsentscheidung „Aluminiumdose für Kaffeegetränk mit Magermilchpermeat u. a.“ ( pdf, 291.8 KB)

Publication date: 02.07.2019 | Applicant: Emmi Deutschland GmbH

Brief system participation requirement overview - Product: 02-000-0010 // Milk, milk drinks

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		> 28 l		no
All types	All types		≤ 28 l	yes
Beverage cartons	Square bags		≤ 28 l	yes
Glass	Bottles		≤ 28 l	yes
Metal	Beverage cans		≤ 28 l	yes
Other composite packaging	Cups, bags		≤ 28 l	yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard, plastic	Bag-in-box containers		> 28 l		no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard, plastic	Bag-in-boxes		≤ 28 l	yes
Plastic	Containers, IBCs		> 28 l		no
Plastic	Cups, bags, buckets, bottles		≤ 28 l	yes
Shipment packaging (retail packaging) and grouped packaging
Paper/paperboard/cardboard	Bottle carriers, folding boxes, outer boxes made of cardboard	not dependant on deposit obligation	> 28 l		no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard	Bottle carriers, folding boxes, outer boxes made of cardboard	not dependant on deposit obligation	≤ 28 l	yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard	Shipment packaging	All types		yes
Plastic	Bundle wrap films, bottle carriers	not dependant on deposit obligation	≤ 28 l	yes
Plastic	Bundle wrap films, bottle carriers	not dependant on deposit obligation	> 28 l		no
Plastic	Shipment packaging	All types		yes

Detailed system participation requirement overview - Product: 02-000-0010 // Milk, milk drinks

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
All types	All types	> 28 l		no
All types	All types	≤ 28 l	yes
Aluminium	Beverage cans	200 ml - 500 ml		no
Beverage cartons	Square bags	200 ml - 6 l	yes
Glass	Bottles	200 ml - 2 l	yes
Other composite packaging	Cups, pots	100 ml - 500 ml	yes
Other composite packaging	Stand-up pouches	500 ml - 1 l	yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard, plastic	Bag-in-box containers	> 28 l		no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard, plastic	Bag-in-boxes	1.5 l - 28 l	yes
Plastic	Bags	1.5 l	yes
Plastic	Bags	1 l - 2 l	yes
Plastic	Bottles	100 ml - 500 ml	yes

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Definition sheet with explanations

Brief system participation requirement overview - Product: 02-000-0010 // Milk, milk drinks

Detailed system participation requirement overview - Product: 02-000-0010 // Milk, milk drinks

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