Product sheet

Definition sheet with explanations

Product group no. Product group Product no. Product

15-000 Surface finishes 15-000-0240 Regenerating salt, water softeners

Product description

Solid and liquid water softeners used for water treatment

Product in detail Not classified here

Regenerating salt for water purification systems

Water softeners for domestic or commercial use

Regenerating salt for household or commercial dishwashers

15-000-0110	Washing-up liquids, dishwasher detergents
17-000-0010	Commercial salt, industrial salt
15-000-0260	Industrial cleaners

Explanation

Retail packaging for regenerating salt and water softeners in quantities of 29 kg 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 food and beverage businesses, accommodation establishments as well as sports and recreational facilities (e.g. swimming pools). Comparable sources of waste generation also include laundries and craft enterprises (e.g. installers, pool maintenance companies) 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 regenerating salt and water softeners in quantities exceeding 29 kg are not subject to system participation because they typically accumulate as waste in industrial or large commercial enterprise settings (e.g. commercial laundries).
Shipment packaging for regenerating salt and water softeners 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 regenerating salt and water softeners can be given in litres or kilogrammes. Specifications in litres equal kilogrammes, and vice versa.

Brief system participation requirement overview - Product: 15-000-0240 // Regenerating salt, water softeners

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		> 29 kg		no
All types	All types		≤ 29 kg	yes
Other composite packaging	Sacks		≤ 29 kg	yes
Other composite packaging	Sacks		> 29 kg		no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard	Bags, sacks, boxes, drums		≤ 29 kg	yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard	Sacks, boxes, drums		> 29 kg		no
Plastic	Bags, big bags, sacks		> 29 kg		no
Plastic	Bags, sacks		≤ 29 kg	yes
Plastic	Buckets, casks, hobbocks, IBCs, canisters		> 29 kg		no
Plastic	Cans, buckets, bottles, hobbocks, canisters		≤ 29 kg	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: 15-000-0240 // Regenerating salt, water softeners

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	≤ 29 kg	yes
All types	All types	> 29 kg		no
Other composite packaging	Sacks	15 kg - 20 kg	yes
Other composite packaging	Sacks	25 kg - 29 kg	yes
Other composite packaging	Sacks	30 kg - 50 kg		no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard	Drums	10 kg - 20 kg	yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard	Drums	25 kg	yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard	Drums	50 kg		no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard	Folding boxes	300 g	yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard	Folding boxes	500 g	yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard	Folding boxes	900 g	yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard	Folding boxes	1 kg	yes

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Definition sheet with explanations

Brief system participation requirement overview - Product: 15-000-0240 // Regenerating salt, water softeners

Detailed system participation requirement overview - Product: 15-000-0240 // Regenerating salt, water softeners

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