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.
Explore this section for more guidance and information, definitions and general help in complying with the law, no matter your sector, distribution channel or logistics solution.
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.
ZSVR_Recycling-rates_2018-2022.pdf
… since 1 January 2022 and no longer have to undergo system participation. Autumn 2022 brought a recession: as…
I need to report my packagings' weight and material type. How do I determine them?
… to correctly report your packaging volumes to your system operator and to the LUCID Packaging…
Market shares
… Market share calculation and audit guidelines for system auditors for reporting and confirming packaging subject to…
ZSVR_classification_overview.pdf
… producers 3540 General 3541 Volume flow records systems 3560 General 3561 Individual information 3570…
Factsheet_packaging_recycling.pdf
… waste and fed back into the cycle. In Germany, system operators are responsible for collecting, sorting…
About us
… of distributors of packaged goods and recovery systems. Working with state enforcement authorities, the…
Launch of the LUCID Packaging Register
Heightened transparency fosters greater fairness in collection and recycling
Profile-Zentale-Stelle-Verpackungsregister.pdf
… Environment Agency (UBA) Funding: provided by systems and sector-specific solutions as set forth in…
Vertrag_Bevollmaechtigung_Hinweise_zur_Vertragsgestaltung_EN_Juli_2021.pdf
… in particular: producers of packaging subject to system participation (section 7 (1) VerpackG); Stiftung…
History
… What became known as the 'dual waste management system' was born. Driven in no small part by the limited…
