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  • … such information. The ZSVR calls in particular for all parties under obligation (producers, systems, sector-specific solutions) as well as auditors to take note of these reports. From now…

  • … this auditor checks whether the statutory requirements have been complied with – in particular full system participation for all packaging subject to system participation. Sometimes auditors discover cases…

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  • … before initial distribution, the packaging must participate in the DPG deposit scheme (Deutsche Pfandsystem GmbH). There are few exceptions to the deposit obligation. These exceptions relate to alcoholic or…

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  • … aligned. In other words, companies need to cover the costs of recycling their packaging subject to system participation. Although companies have been required to finance the recycling of their packaging for a…

  • … register of auditors for two years following repeated and gross breaches of the audit guidelines on systems' volume flow records and declarations of completeness. These guide-lines are published by the ZSVR in…

  • … has tripled since the end of 2018. The quality of packaging volume reporting has improved, and system participation volumes have increased. Considerable progress towards more recycling-friendly packaging.…

  • … The court of first instance confirmed that reusable shopping bags constitute packaging subject to system participation. It is irrelevant what materials they are made of, what companies sell them, where they…

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  • The EEU Commission released updated FAQs on the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) on 3 August 2026, addressing a number of practical topics and providing further clarification on key

  • … wine cocktails have been subject to deposit since 1 January 2022 and no longer have to undergo system participation. Autumn 2022 brought a recession: as consumer sentiment sank amid worries about…

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  • … the ZSVR’s LUCID Packaging Register. This applies equally to goods in packaging that is subject to system participation and to goods in packaging that is not subject to system participation.  Failing…

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