Press releases & news
Below you will find selected information and releases from the Stiftung Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister (Foundation Central Agency Packaging Register – ZSVR) on the Verpackungsgesetz (Packaging Act) and the work of the ZSVR.
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Declarations of completeness for 2021 - deadline 16 May 2022
The statutory deadline for filing declarations of completeness is 15 May of each year for the respective previous calendar year. If the deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday, it is extended to the end of the next business day. For…
From single-use packaging to the circular economy
Grey paint pots, blue planters, 90 percent recyclate content and fully recyclable – these are just two examples of the many instances that show the considerable progress that has been made regarding producer responsibility for packaging. The…
On 1 January 2022, an extended deposit obligation for certain single-use beverage packaging will enter into force
As from 1 January 2022, the amended version of the Verpackungsgesetz (Packaging Act) brings about further changes for initial distributors of packaging subject to system participation.
ZSVR publishes 2021 edition of the 'system participation requirement catalogue' administrative regulation
An updated and enhanced version of the system participation requirement catalogue was published on our website on 7 October 2021.
Determining the recyclability of packaging has gotten easier and more practice-based
• The 2021 edition of the minimum standard for determining the recyclability of packaging was published as planned on 1 September 2021.
• This third edition spells things out more clearly and is even easier to use. Individual evidence about the…