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.
Systems' 2021 recovery volumes and recycling rates
…The systems' recovery volumes and recycling rates for the year 2021 were published by the Zentrale Stelle…
20180906_Steckbrief_der_Stiftung.pdf
… 38 Finanzierung: erfolgt gem. § 25 VerpackG durch die Systeme und Branchenlösungen. Diese müssen die geprüften…
Administrative procedures
… Act), the ZSVR provides access to an electronic systems platform that allows for competition-neutral…
20230904_PR_Minimum_standard_2023_-_high-quality_recycling_requires_sustainable_packaging_design_and_recycling_infrastructure.pdf
… designing their packaging for recyclability, and systems and product owners having to ensure that the…
Minimum standard 2023 – highquality recycling requires sustainable packaging design and recycling infrastructure
In agreement with the German Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt – UBA), the Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister (Central Agency Packaging Register – ZSVR) has published the 2023 edition of its
20180906_Steckbrief_LM.pdf
… Verpackungsgesetz verpflichteter Unternehmen, die systembeteiligungspflichtige Verpackungen in Verkehr…
Information for auditors
… From declarations of completeness to systems' volume flow records and sector-specific solutions, the…
20171114_PM_Konstituierung_Gremien_ZSVR.pdf
… und privaten Entsorgungswirtschaft, den dualen Systemen sowie Umwelt- und Verbraucherverbänden besetzt.…
Sector-specific solution audit guidelines
… The market shares of individual systems and sector-specific solutions are published under…
20220602_PM_Produktverantwortung_2.0.pdf
… aus Industrie und Handel, kontrolliert die dualen Systeme und das Verpackungsrecycling und sorgt damit…
