The European Parliament will debate on November 21 and vote on November 22 on new rule to make packaging easier to reuse and recycle , reduce unnecessary publicity and waste , and promote the use of recycled cloth . Some 2,600 compromise amendments have been tabularise in the European Parliament on the new Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation ( PPWR ) . One of them concerns disposable promotional material for fresh fruit and veg of less than 1 kg(1.5 kg was the original proposition , ed.)unless there is a proven need to avoid water exit , greening or deprivation of turgidity , microbiological hazards or forcible shocks , or unless these products are covered by PDO and PGI under EU statute law .
In Italy alone , the charge plate industry has a dollar volume of more than € 13 billion , hire more than 50,000 people , and has an confederate diligence of almost 3,000 company . " A systemic shock is not sustainable , specially if no instrument or guidelines are offer to accomplish the targets or to appraise alternative paths . Fruit and veg packaging is being treat in the same mode as disposable straws , " said Massimo Bellotti and Massimiliano Persico , outside sales director and marketing director , severally , of Carton Pack , a radical of companies that manufactures production in various materials . The Italian company offers alternatives and solutions that abide by with the regulations and , above all , with the needs of its customers , to whom it furnish advice .
The Carton Pack Group squad in Anaheim . From left : Chiossi , Bellotti , Zanarella , Persico
" Ever since the Member States entrusted the Envi Commission with the labor of pass on the environment , public wellness , food refuge and ecologic transition , this Commission has begun to make quite stringent proposals that execute counter to the balanced and ordered way of life that has been(and should continue to be)followed . Europe want to save the world and has the merit in history of having been at the head of a planetary need : it is a compassion that the per centum of plastic pollution in our continent is only 5 % . It is an ' almost insufferable mission ' to achieve alone , and it is on the button the most virtuous industry that pay the price , " says Persico .
" The impingement of the new regularisation , if adopted , has not been assessed . The decisions being taken at the European level take little accounting of food waste , both in condition of consumption and sustainable product . If a directive is draw up that envisages the elimination of shaping packaging under 1.5 kilo from 2025 ( practically tomorrow ! ) , this will affect a bit of fragile production - first and foremost small fruits and vegetables - that call for protection , wholeness , and glow . "
" Over time , many investments have been made in Europe to ensure increasingly efficient and reusable packaging . Italy has been working on recycling for 25 days , and we are at the top of the list of targets achieved : at least 80 % of charge plate used for fruit and veggie comes from recycled charge card . As for food wastefulness , over the class , the provision Sir Ernst Boris Chain has moved towards the use of film with a high level of impermeableness or active moving-picture show which , through optical maser microperforation , allow proper breathing and longer ledge life " .
The impact of the new regularization will also be felt at a societal and consumer level . " It will no longer be possible to see fresh - disregard lettuce in the supermarket with packaging of less than 1.5 kg , and it will be difficult to get consumers to accept that they can only buy bags from this system of weights upwards . "
publicity is a necessary pecker , " says Persico , " it would be interesting for the Commission to consider a federal structure : once the object have been go down , it should leave the individual European nation liberal to structure themselves accordingly and reach these specific targets . you’re able to not intervene at a structural level , disrupting industry and society in individual countries . We are calling for tractability . "
The Carton Pack team in Madrid . Second from left is Bellotti .
Bellotti back from the Madrid and Anaheim record and a recent event in Morocco , reports : " As far as Europe and Morocco are touch on , there is a general expectation and great uncertainty on the part of operator regarding the new European regularisation . In France , there is already a law in stead that has greatly regulate operator ' decision , the AGEC(Loi Anti - gaspillage pour une économie circulaire ) , but it is clear-cut that if the EU opt for the project new regulation , France will have to adapt to the European directive . authoritative products such as tomato , grapes , and endocarp fruits would then have to be packaged without plastic , under 1.5 kg . As a result , interest in alternate promotion is growing . "
" For some clip now , European supermarket , especially in Germany and Scandinavia , have been working with packaging that contains less plastic , such as mixed packaging with a composition board understructure and a plastic lid or top cachet . We are no longer just peach about intersection marketing , i.e. , the study of consumers and their choices . The regulatory framework is exerting insistence , as are environmental lobbies . As a result , the consumer is influenced by this , which in twist puts pressure on the sustainable promotion side . "
Pulp promotional material of the same size as the plastic basket for table grape ( framework D ) or blueberries and other modest fruits ( simulation H ) - Photo : Carton Pack
But the US is a different market to Europe , say Bellotti . " Until recently , Americans were not at all concerned about packaging materials and sustainability . Plastic is still used at a charge per unit of 98 % , and there are no measuring to lose weight its use . We see this situation not only in America but also in Asiatic land , where condition and presentation are essential . However , we do see a turning point , at least in Canada and California . The Canadian administration has already introduce legislation to encourage the use of recyclable and recycled materials , such as Bachelor of Arts in Nursing on polyvinyl chloride and polystyrene . And we see many Canadian operator looking for alternatives . The same can be run across in California , where legislating similar to Canada ’s is expected before long .
Packaging innovations"It is important to stress that the stress of the major musician is on the selection of alternate materials to plastic that can be adapted to their mechanization , " explains Bellotti . " This is the big challenge : to avoid major newfangled investment and to hold monetary value in a period of time of high splashiness . For us at Carton Pack , it is not only a motion of adapt to the regulating but also of working with our existing and new customers . For example , we have developed a paper flow pack that fits perfectly into most existing stream pack promotion agate line . The machines already in use just require to be modify . We are doing the same for fixed packaging , with pulp and paper field goal that can be closed by mechanization . Finally , we are working on a single - material top - seal basket . "
Completely recycled and biodegradable pulp insert trays for flat peaches in the 5 - channel version for yield sizes B to AA ( exposure : Carton Pack )
In the specific instance of variable weight , more flexibility is required . " We have been working with fix - weight packaging for many age because it alleviate the computerized management of data ( incoming product , outgoing product , and waste ) . Today , however , we have to set new standards in terms of sustainability . Until now , loose packaging has in the main been establish on insert tray . In Germany , for example , exposed containers made of plastic , paper , or pulp are used . At Carton Pack , we are increasingly developing paper bags with handgrip that slim the amount of pre - packaging . We could call it ' healthy bulk , ' where we can put anything from 300 grams to 1.5 kilogram of product , " concludes Bellotti .
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