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Only around 1,000 working days remain before single-use plastic packaging is banned for national transport and transport within a company within the EU. From 1 January 2030, most supply chains will then be required to use reusable packaging. Despite the increasing time pressure, however, many companies are still reluctant to implement the new regulations, notes Euro Plant Tray eG (EPT). EPT therefore expects demand in 2028 and 2029 to be significantly higher than current production capacities.
These and other cooperative issues were discussed at the EPT's annual general meeting on 5 June in Aalsmeer, the Netherlands. The focus was also on the future direction of the cooperation, particularly in view of the approaching implementation of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) by the EU. Guest speaker Wolfgang Trunk, author of the PPWR for the European Commission, congratulated the EPT members on their commitment and achievements to date.
In order to support market players in the transition and to ensure planning security for production and tray availability, EPT GmbH will continue to invoice all orders at the current rate until the end of the year, according to the cooperative. An extension of the contract term at the current conditions will also be possible. A price adjustment will then be unavoidable from 2026.
In addition to meeting legal requirements, there are also cost advantages to using EPT trays: the rental costs for EPT members for a model in the Normpack 400 format amount to 0.17 euro per cycle in the calculation example; a disposable tray costs an average of 0.35 euro. Existing or planned national taxes on single-use plastics will make their use even more attractive financially in the future, emphasises the EPT.
„We can't understand the reluctance of the market. We all already use reusable packaging today: for CC Containers or in cut flower delivery. So reusable is not new, EPT is just a new item in the system,“ said Rick van der Eijk, CEO of EPT eG.
