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The new ZSVR website – packaging law made easy

Our new website features user-friendly navigation, targeted quick starts and enhanced search functionality. Find all the information you need to meet your packaging law obligations – quickly and easily.  

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Find out more about new features and see how our quick starts can help you.

What the new website has to offer

Targeted quick starts

On our landing page, select what you are looking for ('I would like to …') or define your business ('I am ...') to instantly access the information that is relevant to you.

Better searchability

Use our full-text search to find what you need – quickly and easily.

Extensive knowledge bases

Use the main menu to get detailed information about packaging types, mail order companies and online retailers, the deposit obligation  and many other topics.

All the system operators at a glance

Get an overview of all the systems, including contact details, so you can quickly find the right contact for your system participation agreement.

Explanatory materials available for download

Download practical checklists, guides and other helpful materials from across our website.

How the new quick starts work

At the very top of the landing page, you will find our new quick starts – your direct and simple path to the information you need.
 

'I want to ...' – your question in focus

Do you have a specific question? Select any of the eight different options, such as 'I would like to know if I have obligations and how to fulfil them', to find the right answer.

'I am ...' – all about what you do

Select your business type or sector – whether you are a mail order company, online retailer, food and beverage business or retail store owner – to quickly access the information relevant to you.

Are you the first to fill packaging with goods? If the answer is 'yes', then you are considered to be a producer under German packaging law. That means you have certain obligations to fulfil – our website will tell you what they are and how to fulfil them.

Obligations at a glance

About the ZSVR

We are all about fairness and transparency. Our mission is to reduce the impact of packaging waste on the environment and ensure that packaging recycling costs are covered.  

Since the Verpackungsgesetz (Packaging Act) entered into force, we have served as an authority to foster greater control and competitiveness in packaging recycling. That is only possible when financial interests are aligned and companies take responsibility for covering the costs of recycling their retail, grouped and shipment packaging. As the ZSVR, our task is to establish a level playing field and ensure that everybody is playing by the rules.