{"id":116002,"date":"2026-05-12T04:22:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T04:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?post_type=vimeo-video&p=116002"},"modified":"2026-05-12T06:36:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T04:36:31","slug":"beverage-carton-better-than-single-use-glass-martin-schroeder-fkn-interpack-2026","status":"publish","type":"vimeo-video","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/vimeo-video\/getraenkekarton-besser-als-einwegglas-martin-schroeder-fkn-interpack-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Beverage carton better than single-use glass: Martin Schr\u00f6der, FKN | interpack 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Professional Association for Carton Packaging for Liquid Food (FKN) will be represented at interpack 2026 for the first time. Managing Director Martin Schr\u00f6der is using the leading trade fair to promote his packaging solution with figures and facts \u2013 and is sharply criticising German packaging law.<\/p>\n

Excessive reusable rate hinders innovation<\/h3>\n

The Packaging Act Implementation Act, presented in February, is viewed critically by Schr\u00f6der: \u201eWe have a delta of 60 percent \u2013 10 percent is demanded by Europe and 70 percent is stipulated in the German law.\u201c The reusable quota, which has existed for almost ten years, has not brought any significant successes. Currently, Germany is at 34 percent in the beverage sector, while the EU is only demanding ten percent from 2030 onwards.<\/p>\n

Schr\u00f6der's demand of politics is clear: \u201eIt must be fact-based, it must be science-based, in order to make good decisions.\u201c By 2029, he expects more clarity and harmonisation on the European market through the PPWR \u2013 and with it, a correction of German special paths.<\/p>

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78 per cent CO2 saving compared to single-use glass<\/h3>\n

\u201eExperts have proven to us that our packaging solution is over 90 percent recyclable,\u201c Schr\u00f6der emphasises. All three components of the carton \u2013 cardboard, polyethylene, and aluminium \u2013 are recyclable. The FKN life cycle assessment shows clear advantages: \u201eWhen you look at beverage cartons compared to single-use glass, we save 78 percent of CO2 emissions.\u201c<\/p>\n

Consumer acceptance is accordingly high, as beverage cartons fulfil several expectations simultaneously: sustainability, practicality, and reclosability. \u201eIf you look at the different consumer expectations, the beverage carton can actually fulfil all of them,\u201c says Schr\u00f6der.<\/p>