Definition sheet with explanations

Product group no. Product group Product no. Product
02-110 Dry goods 02-110-0400 Sweetener
Product description
Natural and synthetic sugar substitutes, powdered or liquid
Product in detail Not classified here
Cyclamate, neohesperidin, neotame
Saccharin, sucralose, thaumatin
Stevia, xylitol, maltitol, lactitol, isomalt, sorbitol, mannitol, erythritol
Other sweeteners
Acesulfame, aspartame
   
   
   
   
   
Explanation
Retail packaging and grouped packaging for sweetener in quantities of 6 kg or less are subject to system participation because they typically accumulate as waste with private final consumers – i.e. private households and comparable sources of waste generation (within the meaning of section 3 (11) VerpackG) such as food and beverage businesses, canteens and commercial kitchens. Comparable sources of waste generation also include bakeries and other artisanal food production businesses whose packaging waste can be collected at the rate that is normally associated with private households in waste bins that do not exceed 1,100 litres ('volume criterion').

Retail packaging and grouped packaging for sweetener in quantities exceeding 6 kg are not subject to system participation because they typically accumulate as waste in industrial or large commercial enterprise settings. This includes in particular the food industry (e.g. confectionery, beverage, ready-meal, sauce or jam production), artisanal food production businesses and caterers that exceed the volume criterion.

Shipment packaging for sweetener of all kinds typically accumulates as waste with private final consumers – i.e. private households and comparable sources of waste generation and, as such, is subject to system participation.
Specials
The quantity of sweetener can be given in litres or kilogrammes. Specifications in litres equal kilogrammes, and vice versa.

Brief system participation requirement overview
Product: 02-110-0400 // Sweetener

Packaging material
Packaging material

Abbreviations:

PPC stands for paper, paperboard or cardboard.
PET stands for polyethylene terephthalate (a type of plastic).
PE stands for polyethylene (a type of plastic).

Composite packaging is packaging made from at least two material types that cannot be separated by hand.

 		Shape/form
Shape/form

This section shows the typical packaging types for the product group under consideration.

IBC is the abbreviation for intermediate bulk container. An IBC is a large, cuboid container for liquid and free-flowing materials.

An octabin is an octagonal container used to transport and store bulk materials.

 		Delineation criterion
Delineation criterion

Criterion that relates to a specific product and determines whether the shipment, retail or grouped packaging in question is subject to system participation.

For food packaging, that delineation criterion often is quantity. For packaging filled with other products, the delineation criterion tends to be the number/volume or unit of the individual products contained in the packaging. Depending on the product, other criteria may be used within the scope of an overall market assessment to delineate or determine whether the system participation requirement applies to a packaging, such as the stress class in the case of laminate products.

 		System participation requirement
Retail packaging
All types All types > 6 kg no
All types All types ≤ 6 kg yes
Glass Bottles, jars, small tubes ≤ 6 kg yes
Other composite packaging Bags ≤ 6 kg yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes ≤ 6 kg yes
Plastic Cans, bottles, canisters ≤ 6 kg yes
Plastic IBCs > 6 kg no
Shipment packaging (retail packaging) and grouped packaging
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes, outer boxes made of cardboard ≤ 6 kg yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Folding boxes, outer boxes made of cardboard > 6 kg no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard Shipment packaging All types yes
Plastic Multi-piece packaging, wrappings ≤ 6 kg yes
Plastic Multi-piece packaging, wrappings > 6 kg no
Plastic Shipment packaging All types yes

Detailed system participation requirement overview
Product: 02-110-0400 // Sweetener

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Packaging material
Packaging material

Abbreviations:

PPC stands for paper, paperboard or cardboard.
PET stands for polyethylene terephthalate (a type of plastic).
PE stands for polyethylene (a type of plastic).

Composite packaging is packaging made from at least two material types that cannot be separated by hand.

 		Shape/form
Shape/form

This section shows the typical packaging types for the product group under consideration.

IBC is the abbreviation for intermediate bulk container. An IBC is a large, cuboid container for liquid and free-flowing materials.

An octabin is an octagonal container used to transport and store bulk materials.

 		Quantity/volume
exemplary listing 		System participation requirement
Retail packaging
All types All types > 6 kg no
All types All types ≤ 6 kg yes
Glass Bottles 40 ml yes
Glass Bottles 125 ml yes
Glass Bottles 200 ml yes
Glass Bottles 250 ml yes
Glass Bottles 300 ml yes
Glass Bottles 1 l yes
Glass Cans 40 g yes
Glass Jars, small tubes 40 g yes
Glass Jars, small tubes 75 g - 80 g yes
Other composite packaging Bags 50 g - 250 g yes
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