{"id":53998,"date":"2021-12-20T11:45:53","date_gmt":"2021-12-20T10:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=53998"},"modified":"2021-12-20T15:39:47","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T14:39:47","slug":"forum-pet-extended-deposit-obligation-positive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/forum-pet-erweiterte-pfandpflicht-positiv\/","title":{"rendered":"Forum PET takes a positive view of extended mandatory deposit"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In May 2021, the Bundestag and Bundestag Council passed the long-awaited amendment to the Packaging Act. From 1 January 2022, additional single-use plastic drinks bottles and drinks cans will be subject to a 25 cent deposit. This means that from this date, fruit and vegetable juices and nectars in this packaging, which were previously exempt, will also be subject to the deposit - a change that both the PET Forum in the IK Industrievereinigung Kunststoffverpackungen e.V. (IK) and the Verband der deutschen Fruchtsaft-Industrie e. V. (Association of the German Fruit Juice Industry) are in favour of.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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A deposit has long been compulsory for beer, mineral water and soft drinks in PET bottles. This is followed by fruit and vegetable juices, nectars and alcoholic drinks<\/strong>. Milk-based drinks will be included in the deposit system in 2024. All one-way bottles will be taken back in the same machines. Extending the mandatory deposit to all beverage categories will not only make the system easier for consumers to understand - it will also make it easier for them to buy back the bottles. the commitment is also a clear commitment to strengthening the bottle-to-bottle cycle<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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High-quality recycling through a deposit system<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\u201eIn the past, it was incomprehensible to consumers that apple juice spritzer was labelled but apple juice was not. This German deposit system for non-returnable PET beverage bottles enables high collection rates and high-quality recycling in closed material cycles<\/strong>. It also effectively reduces careless littering and thus contributes to environmental protection.\u201c<\/p>

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Like the PET Forum, Dr Isabell Schmidt, Managing Director of the IK Circular Economy, is positive about the amendment to the Packaging Act. She sees the German deposit system as essential for high collection rates and high-quality recycling.\n(Image: IK Industrievereinigung Kunststoffverpackungen)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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A study by the Society for Packaging Market Research<\/a> (GVM) from 2020 confirms these statements: in 2019, the recycling rate of single-use PET beverage bottles with a deposit was 97.4 per cent. Thanks to the extension of the mandatory deposit, the closed recycling loop for PET beverage bottles will be strengthened<\/strong>. Schmidt expects an additional 44 kilotonnes of plastic material to be added to the bottle-to-bottle recycling loop each year, an increase of more than 10 percent.<\/p>

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Plastics and beverage industry in favour of amendment to the Packaging Act<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The Association of the German Fruit Juice Industry e. V.<\/a> welcomes the extension of the mandatory deposit. Managing Director Klaus Heitlinger praises the possibility of the early solution at Deutsche Pfandsystem GmbH: \u201eThanks to this option, beverage manufacturers have been able to label their bottles with a deposit since May 2021.\u201c Heitlinger is also in favour of the fact that beverage containers already on the market may still be sold deposit-free until July 2022 at the latest<\/strong>. This prevents food waste.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The PET Forum is in favour of the amendment to the Packaging Act and the extended mandatory deposit. From 1 January 2022, fruit and vegetable juices, nectars and alcoholic beverages in PET bottles will be subject to a deposit.\n(Image: E-ProPlast)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Until now, the majority of PET beverage bottles for sensitive products contained oxygen barriers. These have a positive effect on product quality, for example by protecting vitamins and extending the shelf life of juices and nectars. At the same time, however, the barrier materials used to date reduce the recyclability of the packaging. To minimise the To strengthen the bottle-to-bottle cycle, more and more juice and nectar producers are therefore opting for alternative solutions that are 100 per cent recyclable<\/strong>.<\/p>