How PreZero SPOT in cooperation with Packaging Cockpit can help you reduce packaging costs
❓ Does your company consider EPR fees, plastic taxes and other secondary packaging costs when making decisions about its packaging portfolio? If not, there might unused potential!
Obviously, costs should not be the only factor for your decision-making. #Sustainability, feasibility, and customer appeal are undoubtedly very important. Nevertheless, costs are a crucial part of the equation. Especially the costs for #EPR fees, levies and taxes are rising rapidly. Consider a bag of chips put on the market in Germany as an example: In 2022, secondary costs amounted to roughly 0,4 €-Cent per pack. In 2026, they are expected to roughly triple to 1,3 Cent! And this is even excluding an additional plastic tax that is already on the horizon in Germany.
Secondary packaging cost usually depend on the #packaging material and its weight. But how the materials are broken down, how they are priced and how the underlying methodology works can vary a lot from one country to another. As a consequence, getting a good overview can be a real hassle and the right advice on optimizing the packaging design and associated costs can differ widely.
You can find an example of this in the attached infographic. It shows the EPR fees of a common plastic cup consisting of the plastic cup and lid, an aluminum seal and a paper label / sleeve. In a country like Belgium, the EPR costs for 1.000 units will amount to 15,22 €. There, the plastic closure and lid are a mayor cost drivers, while the cost for the aluminum part is negligible. In a country like Poland, EPR costs only amount to 9,39 € per 1.000 packs with the paper sleeve having a comparatively larger cost impact. This confusing situation will only get worse as we get more and more EPR systems with eco-modulation.
Luckily, PreZero SPOT in cooperation with Packaging Cockpit can offer you free assistance. SPOT allows you to analyze the EPR fees in 20 different countries and shows you costs for plastic taxes in Spain and the UK. We continuously work on integrating even more cost factors into our tool. Alongside SPOT’s features on packaging recyclability and LCA, this cost analysis provides you with a comprehensive overview to make the best decisions for your company’s packaging portfolio.
Please note: The underlying EPR fees are based on research results from Packaging Cockpit GmbH and Circular Analytics. Especially in countries with several providers, the prices shown contain estimates and average values. Prices for individual companies in a market may differ.
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