Product sheet

Definition sheet with explanations

Product group no. Product group Product no. Product

16-000 Chemicals for professional use 16-000-0020 Extinguishing agents

Product description

Substances and compounds used by fire brigades and stationary fire-extinguishing systems to suppress fires

Product in detail Not classified here

Extinguishing agents

16-000-0010	Fire extinguishers
	Fire blankets (not included in the catalogue)

Explanation

Retail packaging and grouped packaging for extinguishing agents in quantities of 65 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 authorities, administrations, fire departments and fire protection companies.

Retail packaging and grouped packaging for extinguishing agents in quantities exceeding 65 kg are not subject to system participation because they typically accumulate as waste in industrial or large commercial enterprise settings. This applies, for example, to sacks and IBCs with quantities exceeding 65 kg, which primarily accumulate as waste with industrial enterprises or airports.

Shipment packaging for extinguishing agents 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

Retail packaging for hazardous contents within the meaning of section 3 (7) in conjunction with appendix 2 VerpackG is exempt from system participation under section 12 (2) no. 3 VerpackG.

Brief system participation requirement overview - Product: 16-000-0020 // Extinguishing agents

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
Plastic	Canisters		≤ 65 kg	yes
Plastic	Casks		≤ 65 kg	yes
Plastic	Casks, IBCs		> 65 kg		no
Shipment packaging (retail packaging) and grouped packaging
Paper/paperboard/cardboard	Cardboard boxes		≤ 65 kg	yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard	Shipment packaging	All types		yes
Plastic	Shipment packaging	All types		yes

Detailed system participation requirement overview - Product: 16-000-0020 // Extinguishing agents

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.	Quantity/volume exemplary listing		System participation requirement
Retail packaging
Plastic	Canisters		20 kg	yes
Plastic	Casks		65 kg	yes
Plastic	Casks		210 kg		no
Plastic	IBCs		1000 kg		no
Shipment packaging (retail packaging) and grouped packaging
Paper/paperboard/cardboard	Cardboard boxes		2 x 129.5 g	yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard	Cardboard boxes		259 g	yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard	Shipment packaging	All types		yes
Plastic	Shipment packaging	All types		yes

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Brief system participation requirement overview - Product: 16-000-0020 // Extinguishing agents

Detailed system participation requirement overview - Product: 16-000-0020 // Extinguishing agents

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