Source
In waste disposal , the point of origin refers to the place where the waste to be disposed of is generated. In the case of household waste, for example, these are the homes of end users, in the case of commercial waste the respective locations of the companies and in the case of non-profit collection points the respective headquarters of associations and charitable organizations.
If waste occurs in small quantities at many sources (such as household waste), the logistics of disposal are more complex. The number of points of occurrence is therefore an important parameter when planning disposal logistics.
Comparable point of origin
The term comparable point of origin means those points of origin which are on an equal footing with private households. These are all places where the private end consumer consumes a product and leaves the sales packaging behind, similar to his household.
According to Section 3 (11) sentences 2 and 3 of the Packaging Ordinance (new), this includes in particular restaurants, hotels, canteens, administrations, barracks, hospitals, educational institutions, charitable institutions, freelancers and typical sources of culture such as cinemas, operas and museums, as well as the leisure sector such as Holiday complexes, amusement parks, sports stadiums and rest stops.
Similar sources are also agricultural businesses and handicraft businesses that can be disposed of using normal household collection bins for paper, cardboard and cardboard packaging and lightweight packaging with no more than a maximum of one 1,100 liter emptying container per group of substances in a normal household rhythm.