{"id":58517,"date":"2022-03-08T17:08:35","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T16:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=58517"},"modified":"2022-03-08T17:08:35","modified_gmt":"2022-03-08T16:08:35","slug":"survey-packaging-recyclates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/umfrage-verpackungen-rezyklate\/","title":{"rendered":"Testing standards as a challenge when using recyclates?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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According to an international study on sustainable packaging conducted by global packaging, product and materials testing company Industrial Physics, almost half of the 255 packaging professionals surveyed worldwide (49 per cent) cite compliance with testing standards as one of the biggest challenges to the wider adoption of sustainable packaging materials.<\/strong><\/p>

According to the study, almost three quarters of respondents (71 per cent) also stated that they found the quality control procedures for sustainable packaging materials to be \u201econsiderably more difficult\u201c or \u201esomewhat more difficult\u201c.<\/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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For 69 per cent of respondents, the biggest challenge in the supply chain when switching to sustainable packaging is cost. The supply bottlenecks caused by the pandemic on a global level have made procurement more difficult and there is still the problem of legacy issues, so that several suppliers are often required instead of a single trustworthy provider<\/strong>. This increases the pressure on quality control procedures and the need to verify packaging integrity.<\/p>

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\u201eOur study has shown that manufacturers face a number of risks. However, these risks can be recognised and mitigated by working with a partner for packaging testing and integrity solutions<\/strong>\u201e, says Jim Neville, Managing Director at Industrial Physics.<\/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 results of the in-depth study, which involved companies from around the world with a turnover of over \u00a31bn, follow the Extended Producer Responsibility<\/a> (extended producer responsibility) and other laws in the UK, Europe and the USA, that levy a tax on plastic packaging<\/strong>, that are made, imported or filled with less than 30 per cent recycled plastic.<\/p>