Just getting started? Check here if you have any obligations under German packaging law – and what you need to do.
If you are distributing packaged goods in Germany, you have to be registered with the LUCID Packaging Register. We'll show you everything you need to know.
Registration alone is not enough for certain types of packaging. Learn more about how to fulfil the system participation requirement and report your packaging volumes.
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All about the ZSVR's work as an authority, from published decisions and information about the ZSVR Foundation to the minimum standard for recycling-friendly packaging.
20220602_PM_Producer_responsibility_2.0.pdf
… responsibility: the amended version of the Verpackungsgesetz (Packaging Act), which enters into force…
20191029_PM_Positive-track-record-after-10-months-of-Packaging-Register.pdf
… record after 10 months of Packaging Register – the Verpackungsgesetz (Packaging Act) is evolving as envisaged…
Checklist_Registration-for-auditors.pdf
… or expert Who can be an auditor or expert? The Verpackungsgesetz calls for audits and confirmations by…
Case_report_01_2024_Single-use_beverage_packaging_subject_to_deposit.pdf
… a deposit. Publisher: Stiftung Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister, Öwer de Hase 18, 49074 Osnabrück, last…