Product sheet

Definition sheet with explanations

Product group no. Product group Product no. Product

15-000 Surface finishes 15-000-0070 Laundry detergent

Product description

Liquid or powder detergent used in a household setting, in commercial laundries or cleaning businesses, or in industrial enterprises, to wash laundry or textiles

Product in detail Not classified here

Laundry detergent, semi-solid

Laundry detergent, powder

Laundry detergent, tablets or sachets

Delicates detergents, gentle detergents

Laundry detergent, liquid

Other laundry detergents

Special detergents

Heavy-duty detergents, all-purpose detergents

15-000-0110	Washing-up liquids, dishwasher detergents
15-000-0210	Fabric dye, fabric colour remover
15-000-0080	Fabric softener
15-000-0240	Regenerating salt, water softeners
15-000-0260	Industrial cleaners
15-000-0090	Laundry treatment products

Explanation

Retail packaging and grouped packaging for laundry detergent in quantities of 12 kg 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 accommodation establishments. Comparable sources of waste generation also include laundries and other cleaning 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 laundry detergent in quantities exceeding 12 litres are not subject to system participation because they typically accumulate as waste in industrial or large commercial enterprise settings. This includes in particular the textile industry, as well as laundries and other cleaning businesses (e.g. commercial laundries, commercial cleaning businesses) that exceed the volume criterion.

Shipment packaging for laundry detergent 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

The quantity of laundry detergent can be given in litres or kilogrammes. Specifications in litres equal kilogrammes, and vice versa. For laundry detergent pressed into tabs, the number of tabs must be converted to kg.

Brief system participation requirement overview - Product: 15-000-0070 // Laundry detergent

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		> 12 kg		no
All types	All types		≤ 12 kg	yes
Other composite packaging	Bags, folding boxes, sacks, drums		> 12 kg		no
Other composite packaging	Bags, folding boxes, sacks, drums		≤ 12 kg	yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard	Bags, folding boxes, sacks, drums		≤ 12 kg	yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard	Bags, folding boxes, sacks, drums		> 12 kg		no
Plastic	Bags, wrappings, sachets, sacks		≤ 12 kg	yes
Plastic	Buckets, casks, IBCs, canisters, sacks		> 12 kg		no
Plastic	Cans, buckets, bottles, canisters, tubes		≤ 12 kg	yes
Shipment packaging (retail packaging) and grouped packaging
Paper/paperboard/cardboard	Folding boxes, outer boxes made of cardboard		> 12 kg		no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard	Folding boxes, outer boxes made of cardboard		≤ 12 kg	yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard	Shipment packaging	All types		yes
Plastic	Multi-piece packaging, wrappings		≤ 12 kg	yes
Plastic	Multi-piece packaging, wrappings		> 12 kg		no
Plastic	Shipment packaging	All types		yes

Detailed system participation requirement overview - Product: 15-000-0070 // Laundry detergent

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	≤ 12 kg	yes
All types	All types	> 12 kg		no
Other composite packaging	Bags	1 kg - 2 kg	yes
Other composite packaging	Folding boxes	300 g	yes
Other composite packaging	Folding boxes	360 g	yes
Other composite packaging	Folding boxes	400 g	yes
Other composite packaging	Folding boxes	450 g	yes
Other composite packaging	Folding boxes	600 g	yes
Other composite packaging	Folding boxes	700 g	yes
Other composite packaging	Folding boxes	900 g	yes
Other composite packaging	Folding boxes	1 kg	yes
Other composite packaging	Folding boxes, carry packs	1.3 kg - 1.5 kg	yes

Product search Definition sheet with explanations Brief system participation requirement overview

Definition sheet with explanations

Brief system participation requirement overview - Product: 15-000-0070 // Laundry detergent

Detailed system participation requirement overview - Product: 15-000-0070 // Laundry detergent

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