{"id":63648,"date":"2022-06-09T10:01:29","date_gmt":"2022-06-09T08:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=63648"},"modified":"2022-06-08T15:33:18","modified_gmt":"2022-06-08T13:33:18","slug":"new-gvm-study-on-consumption-and-packaging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/neue-gvm-studie-zu-konsum-und-verpackung\/","title":{"rendered":"New GVM study on consumption and packaging"},"content":{"rendered":"
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To mark today's 8th Packaging Day, five packaging industry associations are publishing the results of a recent study by the Gesellschaft f\u00fcr Verpackungsmarktforschung (GVM) on the development of consumer behaviour, packaging volumes and material efficiency between 1991 and 2020.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Packaging requires less and less material and raw materials. Nevertheless, annual packaging consumption is increasing. As a recent study conducted by the Gesellschaft f\u00fcr Verpackungsmarktforschung (GMV) on the occasion of the 8th Packaging Day shows In 2020, 92 per cent or 1.6 million tonnes of additional consumption-related packaging was saved in Germany compared to 1991 thanks to reduced material use<\/strong> are being realised. Overall, the material savings from lighter packaging since 1991 amount to 23 million tonnes.<\/p>

The fact that packaging consumption has nevertheless increased in the same period is due to This is due to the increased level of consumption and a change in consumer behaviour.<\/strong> If we were to consume the same number of products today as we did 30 years ago, we could do without 1.7 million tonnes of packaging every year.<\/p>

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In addition to the increased number of products consumed, structural effects and socio-demographic factors have also led to an increased demand for packaging material. Aspects such as a increased number of smaller households and the increased demand for smaller pack sizes<\/strong> contributed a further 0.9 million tonnes to the increase in packaging consumption.<\/p>

As a result of increased consumption levels, changes in the consumption structure and less the efficiency gains from optimised packaging, private final consumption of packaging across all materials increased by by 1.04 million tonnes or 14 per cent to 8.7 million tonnes between 1991 and 2020<\/strong>.<\/p>