Better use plastics - Plastic protects the climate

THE
CORRECT PACKAGING REDUCES
FOOD
WASTE

Thanks to its ideal hygiene protection, plastic packaging prolongs the shelf life of foods considerably. Furthermore, it enables secure and hygienic transport of medication and many every-day products. Did you know that usually the production of a product itself emits a lot more CO₂ than the production of its packaging?

Did you know that, in most cases, the product itself emits a lot more CO₂ than its packaging?

THE GOLDEN MEAN IS THE SWEET SPOT:
Too much packaging material is a waste of resources. Too little packaging material increases the risk of damage to the product causing it to go to waste.

FOOD WASTE IS
ONE OF THE BIGGEST
DRIVERS FOR
CO₂ EMISSIONS.

Globally, one third of all foods produced for humans is thrown away.

CO₂ CONSUMPTION
OF A EUROPEAN
PER YEAR

WHAT ARE THE
MAIN
CAUSES OF
CO₂ EMISSIONS?

In addition to food waste, almost all emitted CO₂ is caused by our daily consumption of electricity, heat and mobility. Our packaging consumption only causes 1% of our total CO₂ emissions.

PERSONAL
CLIMATE PROTECTION MEASURES
AND THEIR EFFECTS

LESS
PLASTIC MEANS
MORE CO₂!

In many ways, plastic is superior to alternatives like aluminum, glass or wood. Because in comparison, plastic causes the lowest CO₂ emissions – in manufacturing as well as in transport. More plastic results in less CO₂!

The CO₂ footprint of a single flight corresponds to the entire emission of 30 years of packaging consumption of a single person.

CO₂ CONSUMPTION
PER PERSON

Show references

Beyond – System perspectives on packaging
Denkstatt, Bernd Brandt und Harald Pilz - Die Auswirkungen von Kunststoffverpackungen auf Energieverbrauch und Treibhausgasemissionen in Europa
ecoplus, BOKU, denkstatt, OFI - Lebensmittel Verpackungen Nachhaltigkeit – Ein Leitfaden für Verpackungshersteller, Lebensmittelverarbeiter, Handel, Politik & NGOs. Entstanden aus den Ergebnissen des Forschungsprojekts „STOP waste – SAVE food“
FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) – Food wastage footprint impacts on natural resources
GVM und Denkstatt - Nutzen von Verpackungen
IK Industrievereinigung Kunststoffverpackungen e.V. – Nachhaltigkeitsbericht 2021
Imperial College London - Examining Material Evidence The Carbon Fingerprint
KEARNEY, Frank Bilstein und Carsten Rietmann - Persönlichen Maßnahmen beim Klimaschutz
Plastics Europe association of plastics manufacturers - Plastic Packages Saves Food
Sustainability Times, Edward Kosior – French ban on plastic packaging risks jeopardising circularity efforts
Tagesschau – Lebensmittel Verpackungen: Ist plastikfrei immer nachhaltiger?
University of California - Why is one-third of our food wasted worldwide
Wirtschaftszeit – ÖkoVerpackt: Kunststoffverpackungen als Umwelthelden

PLASTIC PROTECTS THE CLIMATE!

THE CORRECT PACKAGING REDUCES FOOD WASTE

FOOD WASTE IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST DRIVERS FOR CO2 EMISSIONS.

CO2 CONSUMPTION OF A EUROPEAN PER YEAR

WHAT ARE THE MAIN CAUSES OF CO2 EMISSIONS?

PERSONAL CLIMATE PROTECTION MEASURES AND THEIR EFFECTS

LESS PLASTIC MEANS MORE CO2!