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 publishes new minimum standard
With the new version of the minimum standard, application has become much simpler. A more detailed description of the determination procedure makes it even easier for companies to check the
Consultation launched for the 2025 edition of the minimum standard for assessing the recyclability performance of packaging
… packaging. The draft includes the classification system of the upcoming European Packaging and Packaging…
What would be a concrete example for reusable packaging that meets all statutory requirements?
… jars are sold in a shop with a deposit (incentive system). The distributor accepts their return (actual…
ZSVR lays groundwork for enforcement
… for six months, receiving data on producer and system packaging volumes, analysing them and uncovering…
Factsheet_Recycling-friendly-design-glass.pdf
… recognised as contaminants by an optical sorting system, which operates based on light. These shards are…
ZSVR_Recycling-rates_2018_2020_EN.pdf
… rates 2020 In the 2020 reference year, the systems achieved the following recycling rates: PPC Glass …
20170628_PM_Foundation-Central-Packaging-Register-established.pdf
… figures supplied by manufacturers and dual systems in order to ensure more recycling-friendly design…
Anleitung_XML_Datenmeldung_EN.pdf
… Amendments First version Update Tabel 2.3.4.1. System operator Update Tabel 2.3.4.1. System operator …
20190626_PM_ZSVR-lays-groundwork-for-enforcement.pdf
I would like to correct my data report about packaging volumes, but the LUCID Packaging Register will not let me edit it. What do I need to do?
… German market and participated that volume with a system. If you can no longer edit your year-end volume…
