As the externality costs of single-use packaging are greater than the increased costs to vendors of switching to a reuse packaging system, the cost benefits for society as a whole of making the switch outweigh the increase in cost for vendors. [...] Indeed, the industry is yet to achieve meaningful market penetration (i.e., the proportion of sales of takeaway packaging that are included within a reuse packaging system) or high levels of consumer participation.9 The requirements outlined in the text of the adopted Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) (awaiting final formal approval by the EU Council) have the potential to drive furt. [...] The study compares the costs, to takeaway vendors and to wider society (i.e., also including members of the public who, while not takeaway consumers or vendors, are nonetheless impacted by the costs of single-use packaging and reuse packaging systems), related to single-use packaging with the costs related to adopting a reuse packaging system. [...] The higher the cost to vendors of single-use items, the lower the net costs of reuse; conversely, the lower the cost of single-use packaging, the higher the net costs of reuse. [...] A selection of these are listed below, along with a description of how they impact the net cost (this is not intended to be a comprehensive list and only serves to illustrate the sensitivity of the cost model): • Deposit costs/penalties: Similar to the impact of lowering the return rate, increasing the deposit/penalty means that the net cost of a reuse packaging system is lowered.
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Table of Contents
- Facilitating the Adoption of Takeaway Reuse Systems 1
- Cost Assessment of Moving from Single-use Packaging to a Takeaway Reuse System and Assessment of the Necessary Policy Measures 1
- 1.0 Introduction 9
- 1.1 Background 10
- 1.2 Description of the Reuse Packaging System 12
- 2.0 Scope and Key Assumptions of the Cost Modelling 14
- 2.1 Scope of the Cost Modelling 15
- 2.2 Key Assumptions 19
- 3.0 Costs of a Reuse Packaging System vs Single- use Packaging 21
- 3.1 Reuse Packaging System vs Single-use Packaging Comparative Costs to Vendors 22
- 3.1.1 Key Sensitivities and Uncertainties 25
- 3.1.2 Extended Producer Responsibility EPR Fees in Berlin 32
- 3.2 Monetary Impact External to Vendor Costs 33
- 3.2.1 Cost Externalities Costs to Society 33
- 3.2.2 Litter Disamenity 36
- 3.3 Conclusions on Net Costs 38
- 4.0 Policy Instruments to Incentivise Adoption of Reuse 39
- 4.1 The Challenge 40
- 4.2 Overview of the Policy Tools 43
- 4.2.1 Fiscal Measures 43
- 4.2.2 Objectives for a Packaging Reuse System 47
- 4.2.3 Other Supporting Measures 49
- 4.2.4 Exemptions to Measures 49
- 4.2.5 Examples of Policy Tools in Action 50
- 4.3 How are the Policy Tools Likely to Work 54
- 4.3.1 Evolving Scenario 54
- 4.3.2 Evolved Scenario 55
- 5.0 Conclusions Key Recommendations 56
- 5.1 Conclusions and Recommendations 57
