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Basic product data
General data to create and identify products in Pickler.
Data | Description |
ID* | ID that is used by customer. Is required at all times. |
Product name | Product name |
Description | Description of the product |
Image url | Upload image or URL to product image |
GTIN-13 and GTIN-14 | Fields to identify your products |
Sales unit | Product, pack, case or pallet level. |
Product category | Product categories |
Supplier name | Supplier where the product is purchased |
Supplier article ID |
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Footprint data
Footprint data contains everything needed to calculate the environmental impact of your product. Pickler uses this information to run reliable, traceable LCA-based calculations.
Last column indicates in what way the data is required for impact calculations
✅ = minimal required to enable calculations
🟠 = needed for calculations, but can be temporary filled by defaults
➖ = optional primary data, that is not needed for calculations but will increase the data quality if your calculations
Product: Raw materials and processing
Data | Description | Default value | Required |
Materials | All materials listed on the bill of material for this product. It’s required to include 98% of the materials in your product. | - | ✅ |
Material weights | The weight of each material. | - | ✅ |
Processing method | Optional additional process used to convert raw materials into final product | Based on material, a default process from IDEMAT is selected.
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Processing and printing location | The location where the component is produced. | Global, with industry average energy from IDEMAT (33% EU, 33% USA and 33% Asia energy mix) | 🟠 |
Printing method | Several printing options | - | ➖ |
Printing area | m2 of printed area | - | ➖ |
Processing energy consumption | electricity (kWh) & heat (MJ) consumed per product during processing. | - | ➖ |
processing energy mix | location-based energy mix data from the processing locatio | - | ➖ |
Additional packaging
Data | Description | Default value | Required |
Products per pack | Number of products in a pack | - | ➖ |
Pack materials | Materials used | When products per pack are entered: LDPE | 🟠 |
Pack material weight | Weight per material | When products per pack are entered: | 🟠 |
Pack processing | Additional process used to convert raw materials into final product | When products per pack are entered: | 🟠 |
Pack processing location | The location where the component is produced. | When products per pack are entered: | 🟠 |
Products per Case | Number of products in a pack | - | ➖ |
Case materials | Materials used | When products per case are entered: | 🟠 |
Case material weight | Weight per material | When products per case are entered: | 🟠 |
Case processing | Additional process used to convert raw materials into final product | When products per case are entered: | 🟠 |
Case processing location | The location where the component is produced. | When products per case are entered: | 🟠 |
Pallet dimensions, height, and gross weight | Used to calculate weight or volume transport | Standard EURO Pallet: 120x80cm | 🟠 |
Products per pallet | Number of products on a pallet |
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Pallet materials | Materials used | When products per pallet are entered: | 🟠 |
Pallet material weight | Weight per material | When products per pallet | 🟠 |
Pallet material processing | Additional process used to convert raw materials into final product | When products per pallet | 🟠 |
Pallet processing location | The location where the component is produced. | When products per pallet | 🟠 |
Transport
Data | Description | Default value | Required |
Transport unit dimensions and weight | When pallet is not choses as additional packaging.
Same as Pallet dimensions, height and gross weight. | Same as Pallet dimensions, height and gross weight. | 🟠 |
Transport method and distance | The transport of the product from processing to warehouse | Market average Truck with container (1000km) + market average container ship (20.000) | 🟠 |
Transport locations | From and to locations. Enables automatic calculations and traceability. | - | 🟠 |
End of life
Data | Description | Default value | Required |
End of life regions and share per region | Locations where the end of life of a product is expected. | 100% Europe | 🟠 |
End of life scenario | Distribution of incineration, land fill, recycling or composting of a product. | Pickler uses default end of life scenarios per material. | 🟠 |
Compliance data
List of all compliance data for PPWR and Digital Product Passport in Pickler.
Pickler enables you to capture all key compliance attributes required under the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) and the upcoming Digital Product Passport (DPP) for packaging. The fields you enter here — such as recyclability grades, recycled and biobased content, compostability, substances of concern, reuse system details and supporting evidence — reflect the data elements that must be disclosed to regulators, customers and end users.
All compliance fields in Pickler follow the structure and terminology defined in PPWR and ESPR/DPP, ensuring that the information you maintain can be used directly for future DPP generation and PPWR reporting. By completing these fields, you are building a complete and audit-ready data foundation that aligns with EU requirements for transparency, design-for-recycling, minimisation, reuse, and material sustainability.
Below is the full list of compliance data points currently supported in Pickler, including definitions and references to the relevant EU legislation.
Compliance field | Explainer | Official source |
Biobased content | The total percentage of packaging material derived from renewable biological sources (e.g. plant-based polymers or paper fibres), expressed as a share of total component weight. T | |
Compostability category | Classification of the packaging based on the composting environment under which it meets the requirements of PPWR Article 9 and Annex III. Categories correspond to recognized standards for industrial (EN 13432 / EN 14995) or home composting (e.g. EN 17427, ISO 17088). | |
Compostability certificate or standard | Reference to the compostability standard applied for verifying compliance under the PPWR. Includes recognized standards such as EN 13432, EN 14995, ISO 17088, or equivalent national standards. | |
Disposal instructions provided | Indicates whether disposal or recycling instructions are available to end users in accordance with ESPR / DPP requirements (Article 8, Annex II). Instructions for correct disposal or recycling route, in accordance with ESPR / DPP requirements. | |
EU Declaration of Conformity (DoC) available | Indicates whether a signed Declaration of Conformity exists for this packaging unit or type. | |
Made from monomaterial | Indicates whether the packaging is made entirely from a single material type, allowing for classification as “single-material packaging”. Single-material packaging supports higher recyclability performance (Grade A–B). | |
Minimisation description | Description or reference to documentation proving compliance with packaging minimisation requirements, such as design reports, packaging assessments, or empty-space ratio calculations. | |
Plastic-free | Confirms that the packaging contains no plastics, including polymer-based coatings, linings, or adhesives, as defined under EU law (Regulation (EU) 10/2011 and Directive (EU) 2019/904). | |
Plastic-free evidence | Evidence supporting the plastic-free claim, such as a supplier declaration, lab test, or accredited certification confirming absence of plastics as defined under EU law. | |
Recyclability assessment | Reference to the methodology or standard used to assess the recyclability of the packaging, in line with PPWR design-for-recycling requirements. | |
Recyclability grade | Indicates the recyclability performance of the packaging based on its material and design. Classes A–C follow the criteria defined in the PPWR and recognized design-for-recycling methodologies such as RecyClass or CEFLEX. | |
Recycled content (Post industrial) | Percentage of recycled content derived from post-industrial sources such as production scrap or factory waste. Used to report recycled input according to PPWR requirements. | |
Recycled content (Post-consumer) | Percentage of recycled content originating from post-consumer sources, i.e. materials recovered after end-user use. Required for plastic packaging as defined in Annex II of the PPWR. | |
Recycled content certificate or standard | Certificate or declaration confirming the presence of recycled content in the packaging material. | |
Reuse cycles | Minimum number of reuse cycles the packaging is designed to withstand. | |
Reuse system description | Description of the system enabling reuse (e.g., deposit-return scheme, refill logistics, pool system) aligned with PPWR Article 1 | |
Substances of concern - Analytical or test method reference | Reference to the laboratory test, certificate, or analytical standard used to verify hazardous-substance concentrations. | |
Substances of concern - Heavy metals concentration | Total concentration (mg/kg) of regulated heavy metals — lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg), and hexavalent chromium (Cr VI). Must not exceed the maximum limits under PPWR Article 5. | |
Substances of concern - PFAS concentration | Total concentration of PFAS expressed in parts per billion (ppb). Used to demonstrate compliance with PPWR Article 5 restrictions for food-contact packaging. | |
Substances of concern - Other | Name of the hazardous substance identified under REACH or DPP registry. Used when a regulated substance other than PFAS or heavy metals is present. |