{"id":67641,"date":"2022-08-24T14:12:49","date_gmt":"2022-08-24T12:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=67641"},"modified":"2022-09-09T10:39:40","modified_gmt":"2022-09-09T08:39:40","slug":"majority-of-germans-in-favour-of-mandatory-reuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/mehrheit-deutschen-begruesst-mehrweg-pflicht\/","title":{"rendered":"Majority of Germans welcome upcoming mandatory reusable packaging"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A survey by Deutsche Tamoil GmbH shows that the majority of Germans surveyed consider the forthcoming reusable packaging obligation to be sensible. 76 per cent are prepared to make the extra effort to protect the environment. Almost a quarter of Germans now order something to-go at least once a week.\u00a0<\/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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The The majority of Germans (77 per cent) specifically opt for the take-away option<\/strong> - usually in the morning on the way to work, in the car or during the lunch break. The The main reasons for this are stress and time pressure (63 per cent)<\/strong>, The main reasons for this were the desire to be out in the fresh air (31 per cent), not wanting to cook for themselves (22 per cent) or simply that they had forgotten their own food at home (21 per cent).<\/p>

So while the advantages of to go are clear to most survey participants, consumption still has a significant disadvantage: the packaging and the resulting waste<\/strong>. More than half of the Germans (64 per cent) who took part in the HEM survey were also aware of this, often have a guilty conscience when disposing of single-use packaging<\/strong> to have. One in four would therefore like to-go packaging to be more environmentally friendly, for example made from recyclable material.<\/p>

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The survey also shows that 76 per cent of respondents are not yet aware of the reusable packaging obligation<\/strong> for delivery services and restaurants from 1 January 2023. Anyone with a sales area of more than 80 square metres and more than five employees is subject to the legal obligation to offer reusable packaging for takeaway.<\/p>

An approach that meets with broad support: 76 per cent of Germans surveyed by HEM consider the legal obligation to reuse to be sensible<\/strong> and are prepared to go to a little extra effort to protect the environment. Only seven per cent of the study participants stated that they would always opt for disposable containers in the long term, as returning reusable containers would be too costly for them.<\/p>