In principle, transport as well as commercial packaging is packaging that is not subject to system participation. However, the German Packaging Act (VerpackG) essentially stipulates three producer obligations for this type of packaging:
Since July 3, 2021: Manufacturers must indicate the obligation to take back free of charge used, empty packaging of the same type, shape and size as the packaging placed on the market at the place of actual delivery or in its immediate vicinity.
Since 2022: Due to extended verification and documentation obligations, manufacturers must prepare verifiable internal documentation of the packaging placed on the market, taken back and recycled in mass per material fraction in the previous year by 15 May each year.
- Since July 1, 2022: Extension of the registration obligation in LUCID to all packaging not subject to system participation, including transport and commercial packaging.
What is transport and what is commercial packaging?
Transport and commercial packaging is packaging that facilitates the handling and transportation of goods in such a way that direct contact and transport damage are avoided. This packaging is typically not intended to be passed on to the end consumer (Section 3 (1) No. 3 VerpackG).
It is therefore not collected via the yellow garbage can, the yellow bag or the municipal waste paper collection, but accumulates in trade, commerce or the processing industry.
Obligations arising from the German Packaging Act (VerpackG)
As mentioned above transport as well as commercial packaging does not count as packaging subject to system participation. However, in accordance with Section 15 (1) VerpackG, manufacturers and downstream distributors in the supply chain are obliged to take back used packaging free of charge at the place where it is actually handed over or in its immediate vicinity and to reuse or recycle it accordingly.
This obligation can, of course, be fulfilled by the manufacturers concerned themselves, or they can commission appropriate service providers such as Der Grüne Punkt with this task.
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If places where packaging waste originates (trade, commerce, industry) commission you as the responsible producer with a take-back request. We, as the dual system with the most experience on the market, will be happy to carry out a needs-based take-back for you.
After naming such a collection point, we will organize the one-off or regular take-back and proper collection, waste management & recycling on your behalf.
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