Sustainable packaging
We aim to continue improving our transport packaging and making it even more sustainable for the chain. That is why we conduct research, work together with packaging experts and naturally with our suppliers and customers.
What have we done so far?
- On 21 February 2019 we signed the Plastic Pact NL.
- We use less packaging material.
- The materials that we use are more sustainably produced and easier to reuse.
- Through the Kennis Instituut Duurzaam Verpakken (KIDV; Netherlands Institute for Sustainable Packaging), we participate in the sector sustainability plans to make our packaging even more sustainable.
- Packaging intended for repeated use scores better than recyclable packaging. The environmental performance of both forms of packaging can be improved further, with the aim to achieve a more positive environmental impact.
- We launched an initiative with customers to make transport packaging in the chain more sustainable.
Multi-use plant tray Floratino
Research results
Outcome of life cycle analysis
Multi-use plant trays score better for sustainability and have a smaller impact on the environment than single-use plant trays.
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Result of plant tray survey
In the summer of 2017, we conducted a survey of why specific packaging is chosen. This survey was completed by about 200 growers and customers.
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The life cycle of a single use plant tray
What is the life-cycle of a single-use Normpack plant tray? From which raw materials is the tray made? How far have we progressed in the recycling of these materials? Each Normpack tray is made of the same plastic: Polystyrene (PS). Normpack trays are 100% recyclable. Producers reuse all this material, after processing, for the production of new Normpack trays. This is done on a large scale.
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