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Welcome the new European Industry Standard of Plant Trays.

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Together we can support the transition in the green industry towards sustainable reusable systems, away from single-use plastic.
Since 11 June 2024, you have the opportunity to invest in the development of the EPT Pool with renowned partners. 

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Euro Plant Tray

Improving together for more sustainabilty - this is certainly how the goal of the Euro Plant Tray System could be summarised. Since 2021, companies and associations from the European Green Sector have been working together to develop criteria for the design and handling of reusable plant trays.

Unique in Europe, the various green supply chain professionals are working together for a standardised industry solution, not only realising their goal of reducing plastic waste through the use of reusable trays, but also opening up new opportunities in process automation and supply chain efficiency. 

EU policy confirms the proactive work of Euro Plant Tray: with the PPWR decision of the EU Parliament (Packaging & Packaging Waste Regulation, April 2024), the use of single-use plastic for national transports and transports within a Company group will no longer be permitted from January 2030.

Reusable vs. Disposable

Ecological advantages

More than 95 per cent of plant trays are currently on the market as disposable solutions (Weschnowsky 2021; Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V. 2021). Deutsche Umwelthilfe estimates that the annual amount of waste generated by the use of disposable plant trays is around 150 million trays in Germany alone, which corresponds to approx. 21 million kilograms (Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V. 2021). 

A study by the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics/Dortmund in cooperation with the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology/Oberhausen found that reusable plant trays have a cumulative energy input that is about 25 percent lower and thus better than that of disposable trays.

About the study

40,000 t 

less plastic waste across Europe.

Comparable to 220,000 t CO2 eq/year 

Economic advantages

With the decision on the PPWR (Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation), the EU Parliament i clearly focusses on reusable packaging: from January 2030, the use of single-use plastic for national transport and transport within a group will no longer be permitted throughout Europe.

  • Complying with the EU Packaging Directives
  • Conserving resources
  • Future minded

Milestones

08/22
Foundation of Euro Plant Tray eG

On 23 August 2022 Euro Plant Tray eG was founded in Cologne.

10/22
Selection of the test trays

The partners decide on 2 tray models that were tested in spring 2023.

04/24
PPWR approved

On Wednesday April 24 2024 the EU Parliament approved the PPWR with large majority. Rules of the Packaging And Packaging Waste Regulation will come into force January 1st 2030.

Partner

Helmut Rödiger
Head of Buying Garden
BAUHAUS

"We are proud to be a co-initiator of an industry-wide reusable system that makes it possible to demonstrably reduce plastic waste significantly and thus actively make a sustainable contribution in terms of the circular economy."

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Euro Plant Tray eG
Taubenstr. 26
10117 Berlin

info@europlanttray.com

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