Take-back obligation for packaging material

Notes on the obligation to take back packaging material

In accordance with the current Packaging Act (VerpackG), § 15 (1) sentence 1, we are obligated to take back the following packaging materials from end consumers free of charge:

• transport packaging, such as pallets, bulk packaging, etc.,
• sales and outer packaging that typically does not accumulate as waste at private end consumers after use,
• sales and outer packaging for which system participation is not possible due to system incompatibility in accordance with § 7 (5), and
• sales packaging containing hazardous substances, or
• reusable packaging.

Appropriate packaging material is used upon delivery of the product, and we will take this back free of charge. In doing so, we ensure that the packaging material is returned to the recycling cycle. By providing information on return options, we aim to achieve better results in the return of packaging and contribute to the fulfillment of the European recycling targets set out in EU Directive 94/62/EC.

As an end consumer, you may return the packaging material to the place of actual handover or in its immediate vicinity.