{"id":26411,"date":"2019-09-04T11:30:46","date_gmt":"2019-09-04T09:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=26411"},"modified":"2019-09-04T10:51:11","modified_gmt":"2019-09-04T08:51:11","slug":"beverage-packaging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/getraenkeverpackungen\/","title":{"rendered":"Beverage packaging: Clarifying the facts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The proportion of single-use and reusable beverage packaging for non-alcoholic beverages in household consumption will remain stable in 2018. The German Non-Alcoholic Beverages Association (wafg) is taking this publication as an opportunity to clarify key facts with regard to the beverage packaging used in the industry.<\/p>\n<h2>Reusable share compared to disposable share<\/h2>\n<p>According to GfK Consumer Panel FMCG data, the reusable share of non-alcoholic beverages in household consumption in Germany is currently gaining slightly again (2018: 23.1 per cent, 2017: 23.0 per cent). This is reflected in the <strong>slightly declining proportion of disposables<\/strong> (2018: 76.9 per cent, 2017: 77.0 per cent).<\/p>\n<p>According to GfK data, returnable glass bottles are currently gaining ground (2018: 10.5 per cent, 2017: 10.4 per cent), while returnable PET bottles are declining slightly (2018: 12.6 per cent, 2017: 12.7 per cent). PET is clearly the leading material type for disposable bottles at 71.6 per cent (2017: 71.5 per cent).<\/p><div class=\"packa-in-post-alle packa-entity-placement\" style=\"text-align: center;\" id=\"packa-2234160301\"><div id=\"packa-1093703175\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/newsletter\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"PJ Self-promotion English 03\"><!--noptimize--><img src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03.png 840w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-18x5.png 18w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-332x83.png 332w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-664x166.png 664w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-688x172.png 688w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" width=\"840\" height=\"210\"  style=\" max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" \/><!--\/noptimize--><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Cartons and stand-up packs\/bags declined slightly (2018: 4.2 per cent, 2017: 4.5 per cent). The can (2018: 1.0 per cent, 2017: 0.9 per cent), on the other hand, made slight gains. The 1.5-litre non-returnable PET bottle remains the most frequently purchased container for AfG in household consumption at 48.2% (2017: 48.6%).<\/p>\n<h2>Focus on the facts<\/h2>\n<p>As inaccurate statements are repeatedly made in the political and social debate about (drinks) packaging and the facts are sometimes lost sight of, a few facts need to be clarified:<\/p><div id=\"packa-196248091\" class=\"packa-inhalt packa-entity-placement\"><!--noptimize--><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-2686439340972671\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;text-align:center\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2686439340972671\" data-ad-slot=\"6171251825\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><!--\/noptimize--><\/div>\n<p>The industry is a pioneer in beverage packaging for a <strong>Functioning circular economy<\/strong> - with closed loops for both returnable and non-returnable beverage containers with a deposit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"xmllist\">- Used (disposable) drinks packaging has long been <strong>No more \u201ewaste\u201c<\/strong>. Rather, these are important and sought-after raw materials for material recycling - the use of recyclates is increasing continuously and significantly at many companies. It is of interest to further increase the efficiency of these closed material cycles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"xmllist\">- In Germany, there have been <strong>Functioning deposit and collection systems<\/strong> with very high return rates. Beverage packaging sold in Germany therefore does not play a relevant role in marine litter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"xmllist\">- Comprehensive life cycle assessments make it clear that the <strong>(Ecological) assessment of beverage packaging<\/strong> depends on various factors (such as circulation figures, weight, use of recyclate, transport and consumer return behaviour).<\/p>\n<p class=\"xmllist\">- Proposals for climate protection therefore also require a factual basis instead of simple and <strong>simplifying statements on the CO2 balance<\/strong> of beverage packaging.<\/p>\n<h2>Distribution channels for household consumption<\/h2>\n<p>GfK also collects data on the distribution channels for household consumption, which show the following picture for 2018: Discounters remain the largest sales channel, even if they are losing ground slightly (2018: 49.4 per cent, 2017: 49.8 per cent).<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, full-range food retailers are expanding their position (2018: 27.7 per cent, 2017: 27.3 per cent). Hypermarkets recorded a slight decline (2018: 14.7 per cent, 2017: 14.9 per cent). Specialist drinks stores made slight gains (2018: 6.0 per cent, 2017: 5.8 per cent).<\/p>\n<p><em>Source: Wirtschaftsvereinigung Alkoholfreie Getr\u00e4nke e.V. (wafg)<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The German Non-Alcoholic Beverages Association (wafg) clarifies key facts with regard to the beverage packaging used in the industry.","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":26412,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"__cvm_playback_settings":[],"__cvm_video_id":"","rank_math_description":"","rank_math_focus_keyword":"","rank_math_title":"","csco_display_header_overlay":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[111,22],"tags":[65,48,32],"class_list":{"0":"post-26411","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-maerkte","8":"category-packmittel-und-packstoffe","9":"tag-abfalltechnik-und-recycling","10":"tag-getraenke","11":"tag-packmittel-und-packstoffe","12":"cs-entry","13":"cs-video-wrap"},"acf":[],"vimeo_video":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26411","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26411"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26411\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26412"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}