System participation and data reporting

Are you placing packaging that is subject to system participation on the German market? If the answer is 'yes', you not only need to register with the LUCID Packaging Register. You also have to fulfil the system participation requirement and regularly report your packaging volumes.

Registering with the LUCID Packaging Register is the first step. You are also responsible for financing the recycling of your sales, grouped or shipment packaging and must therefore also assume extended producer responsibility by participating that packaging in a system. You first have to conclude a system participation agreement. After that, you are required to report the exact same packaging volumes you provided to your system operator to the LUCID Packaging Register and you must do so without delay. This is called 'data reporting'.

 

In addition to clarifying who is responsible for financing packaging recycling, it must also be determined who is considered the manufacturer under the PPWR and therefore responsible for the technical documentation and declaration of conformity. Both obligations may – but do not necessarily have to – lie with the same company.

Distinguishing between manufacturers & producers

Heads-up

If you are using packaging that is subject to system participation to distribute your products, the system participation and data reporting requirements go hand in hand.

System participation

Pay for the recycling of your packaging subject to system participation by concluding a system participation agreement with a system operator.

Overview of system operators

You can conclude your system participation agreement with the system operator of your choice. Choose from the list of providers.

Data reporting

Regularly report the volumes of your packaging subject to system participation to your system operator and the LUCID Packaging Register.

Declaration of completeness

Companies with high packaging volumes have to submit a declaration of completeness for the previous year, checked by an auditor registered with the ZSVR, by no later than 15 May of each year.

System participation requirement catalogue

Is your packaging subject to system participation or not? Find out quickly and easily with the system participation requirement catalogue.

Classification decisions

One of the ZSVR's duties is to decide, upon application, whether packaging is to be classified as packaging subject to system participation, reusable packaging or single-use beverage packaging subject to deposit.