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Training and discussion on plastic reuse with Circular Plastics Alliance
Last year we welcomed the Circular Plastics Alliance to our office. We provided space for a group discussion and training by the Circular Plastics Alliance, and shared our own stories about how we help customers make more sustainable choices and about our solutions for reusable packaging. It was interesting to talk to different companies from all kinds of different sectors about the use of plastics and their reuse.
MVO Nederland
The network organisation MVO Nederland supports and connects organisations working in the field of sustainability. This has created a network of partners that innovate and implement together in order to achieve the new economy. Paardekooper is a member of the large companies network, and we have participated in the community of practices ‘CSRD’ and ‘Chain Responsibility and Due Diligence’ over the past year.
Circular Plastics Alliance
Our participation in the Circular Plastics Alliance sees us working on various sustainable packaging solutions. Examples of this are the CircularBag and the Recy Flower Sleeves
Sustainable Packaging:
Insights for Florists and Green Professionals
At the ‘Sustainable entrepreneurship into the future’ event of Plantion, VBW, Smithers-Oasis and Wholesale Centre Plantion in October, employees Merel de Vries, Sustainability Advisor, and Hans de Jong, Product Manager, shared our insights of sustainable packaging developments. The target group of the event were florists and other green professionals, which led to an interesting dialogue about how to involve the customer in sustainability. Using our assortment classification, we provided visitors with tools for making their range more sustainable. We provided practical examples of how entrepreneurs can contribute to improve the recyclability of the materials used.
HSPI, Horti Sustainable Packaging Initiative
By working together intensively, we want to accelerate the transition to more environmentally-friendly packaging. As a result, we want to make an active contribution to a sustainable future for the floriculture sector and to a healthy living environment. The initiative focuses on three themes: chain transparency and certification, circularity in materials and packaging, and life cycle assessments. In 2024, we continued to work on the goals set in 2023. Paardekooper takes part in the working groups.
Supporter van Schoon, initiatief van Verpact
At Paardekooper we focus on reducing waste by offering more sustainable packaging alternatives and developing circular systems. As a Supporter of Schoon, with over 100 years of experience in the world of packaging, we are committed to co-operation throughout the supply chain, including use of the right recycling bins and encouraging clean-up campaigns.
VBW, Vereniging Bloemist Winkeliers
The Vereniging Bloemist Winkeliers (VBW) [Royal Association of Florist Shopkeepers] is the enterprising trade association for established florists in the Netherlands. As a partner of VBW, we support florists in the field of creativity, innovation and developments in relation to sustainability.
Stichting Vierdaagsefeesten Nijmegen
Our branch in Beuningen has been involved in the Four Days Marches in Nijmegen for many years. As a partner, we support them in making the festival more sustainable by supplying rPET cups for the circular cup system in collaboration with CircularPET.
Packaging Chair
With increasing complexity, education becomes increasingly important. Paardekooper contributes to the Packaging Chair of the University of Twente, established by the NVC, more specifically through the MSc study ‘Packaging Design & Management’. As a result, Paardekooper contributes to the knowledge of the packaging technologists of the future.
NVC, Nederlands Verpakkingscentrum
Trade association NVC connects companies that recognise the importance of packaging, and it encourages the continuous improvement of packaging. The NVC gives packaging companies a collective voice in the market and politics.
Boxo
BOXO Return is a universal return system for reusable shipping packaging in the Netherlands. The system consists of software for web shops, a deposit system, and collection points throughout the Netherlands. We are working with Boxo to develop the reusable shipping packaging market.
Tomra
TOMRA offers total solutions for the collection and sorting of beverage containers. TOMRA also has machines for collecting, storing and paying out for reusable deposit cups with QR or RFID and offers all the necessary services 7 days a week. We are working with TOMRA to test and develop the reusable cup market.
Our collaborative partners
