Reusable takeaway - a benefit for catering and the environment

Recommendations for the catering trade

Authors: Patrick Schöpflin, Carlotta Harms, Nele Muylkens, Carola Bick, Benedikt Kauertz, Alexandra Berendes, Ole Scharpen

The reusable packaging obligation came into force at the start of 2023. It provides initial incentives to increasingly use reusable packaging in the to-go sector. However, the obligation to offer reusable packaging has not yet led to a noticeable increase in the proportion of reusable packaging in the catering sector. In 2023, this was only 1.6 per cent1. How can we do better? Caterers can motivate their customers to use environmentally friendly reusable packaging with easy-to-implement measures. The recommendations compiled here are based on findings from the REPAID research project.