By making their logistics imagination more sustainable , Royal FloraHolland need to lead to reduce plastic waste in the chain . Euro Plant Tray is a good instance of this . It is an initiative of parties from all links of the European floriculture chain to insert a reclaimable works tray serial , including the relate pool model . Royal FloraHolland also participates in this partnership . Jessy Lee Kemmers , Logistics Resources consultant , tells more about it .
The chain now in the main uses single - use plant life trays , which are recycled after use . International political and social pressing has make a need for plant trays that can be used multiple time , says Jessy Lee . " That is why Stiftung Initiative Mehrweg - a German foundation that focalise on transition to reusable publicity - started a study in 2021 into a European , reusable plant tray serial . EPT was ultimately create from this inquiry . " Step by step towards recyclable It is difficult to acquire a reusable plant tray that meets the requirements of all participants . you’re able to see that EPT has , therefore , chosen to initially develop two trays , which can replace a important part of the Normpack trays . interchange all these Normpack trays is , of class , not potential with these two tray , as there are more than 80 type of Normpack tray . The aim is , therefore , to present a work reusable system step by footstep . The two types that are now being developed are comparable to the unwashed Normpack 400 series and available for a mountain chain of pot sizing from 10.5 to 13 centimetre . It is a fairly large group of products that fit into this , " Jessy Lee explains . There will for sure be party that can not work with these specific trays , you could not foreclose that . But by starting with two tray that can suffice a large part of the market place , there is the greatest prospect that there will be enough support for the transition . " Participation of Royal FloraHolland " The intellect why we at Royal FloraHolland are participating in this initiative is three-fold : on the one hand , from a sustainability point of view - it leads to less fictile waste - and on the other hand for our cultivator . It is very important to us that the agriculturist ’s perspective is understood and guide into account in the decisions of the Euro Plant Tray co-op . We also see that we are an important conjugation in the chain with our own kegs . We can make a worthful contribution to how expeditiously the pool system will work . We need to offer the trays to our cultivator in an approachable room without taking difficult roundabout way . treatment are now underway about what on the dot such a puddle system should expect like . "
Royal FloraHolland involves the grower by talking to them and understanding what the challenge lies for them , says Jessy Lee . " We do this through meetings on a regular basis , for which a group of cultivator have registered . In addition , we regularly enter in Roger Huntington Sessions of different production mathematical group . You notice a positive , critical mental attitude in these meetings . Everyone is very aware of the report of sustainability and would wish to contribute to it , but the transition from a one - metre to a multi - use plant tray organisation is not promiscuous and will , therefore , have to be done step by stair . We then take the input we garner from the meetings to the mesa at Euro Plant Tray . We typify the spokesperson of the grower in this path . " On the market mid-2024 , It is not yet clear exactly when the trays will come on the grocery , but Euro Plant Tray is aiming for mid-2024 . " After the entry of the first two trays in the 400 series , Euro Plant Tray will look at the 200- serial and what other size are want . "
For more information : Royal FloraHollandwww.royalfloraholland.com
