{"id":77357,"date":"2023-03-30T12:13:26","date_gmt":"2023-03-30T10:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=77357"},"modified":"2023-06-04T16:56:49","modified_gmt":"2023-06-04T14:56:49","slug":"dvi-survey-on-the-handling-of-packaging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/dvi-umfrage-zum-umgang-mit-verpackungen\/","title":{"rendered":"dvi survey on dealing with packaging"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In a representative survey conducted in March 2023, the German Packaging Institute (dvi) asked people in Germany about their preferences when dealing with used packaging, the topic of reusable packaging and their assessment of the environmental footprint of packaging compared to the packaged product.<\/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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For 76 per cent of people in Germany Recycling the top preference when dealing with used packaging<\/strong>. 49.9 per cent also voted in favour of reusable bottles and refilling. 60.6 per cent support the policy plans for More reusable packaging<\/strong> and are prepared to take action to achieve this. And 50.5 per cent believe that the packaging has a larger environmental footprint than the packaged product. Only 28.8 per cent correctly assess the relationship. This is the result of a recent survey by the dvi.\u00a0<\/p>

\u201eThe packaging industry is caught between the conflicting priorities of environmental protection and product protection. Both requirements are fundamental and cannot be played off against each other. In companies in the packaging industry, the switch to renewable energies in production and transport, the increasing use of sustainable raw materials and the development of new designs for constantly decreasing material requirements and 100 per cent recyclability have been in full swing for several years now. With this in mind, we wanted to know what people in Germany think about this topic. After all, climate and environmental protection is teamwork, especially when it comes to packaging. We can only make progress by working together, not against each other.\u201c<\/p>

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When asked how packaging should be handled after use, 76.0 per cent of people voted in favour of recycling. 49.9 per cent are in favour of refilling packaging after use wherever possible and reusing it several times.<\/strong> 24.1 per cent welcome composting as a way of disposing of packaging. 15.1 per cent also favour incineration for the purpose of energy generation. Only 2.3 per cent are in favour of landfilling or burial on land.<\/p>

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For Kim Cheng, the result shows that \u201ethe majority of citizens are in favour of the circular economy, recycling and the preservation of valuable secondary raw materials when dealing with used packaging. The high approval rate for reusable and refillable packaging is not a contradiction in terms. Because Reusable packaging should also be recycled at the end of its life cycle and turned into new packaging<\/strong>. Companies in the industry are working with great success and many innovations on ever more material-efficient and recyclable packaging. In the packaging materials paper, cardboard, carton, glass, metal and plastic alone, the industry has been able to Since 1991, around 23 million tonnes of material have been saved by using lighter packaging.<\/strong> In addition to avoiding and reducing the amount of packaging used, the recyclability of packaging is also at the top of the list for the industry.<\/p>

The problem is that the EU Commission's proposal for the new EU Packaging Regulation at the end of last year stipulates that all packaging must be recyclable or reusable by 2030, but does not define the specific design requirements for recyclability.\u201c<\/strong> So-called \u201edelegated acts\u201c are planned for this purpose. However, no timeframe has been set for when these will be adopted, nor is it clear whether they will be based on the European packaging industry's Design for Recycling guidelines, which have been developed over many years. Kim Cheng: \u201eCompanies have to invest a lot of money in new, sustainable packaging solutions. The minimum requirement would be planning security. But that is not given.\u201c<\/p>