Marc Goudzwaard , director at Royal FloraHolland , shares his experience with better the sustainability of the company ’s logistics .
" I had been employ for less than three calendar month when Royal FloraHolland decide to fall in the Euro Plant Tray co-op . A cooperative joining a cooperative is typical of the floriculture sphere . I see on a day-to-day base how strong cooperation decide the winner of the sphere . This is true in many areas and certainly in logistics , the department I grapple . Our blossom buckets can be found in market and flower store all over Europe . How special it is that buckets , heyday box , and works tray are matched to trolleys and CC container down to the last centimeter . The standard this sets put up to efficiency throughout the chain . Growers , buyers , transporter , and us all benefit , " he recounts .
Customized logisticsCustomized logistics are part of Royal FloraHolland ’s strategy , along with simplified dealmaking and smart byplay . " As a sector and as a cooperative , we are at the centre of bon ton . We need to create value and insure that we do so in a sustainable way through our services . With the low possible CO2 emissions and a circular approach to raw material and waste . Consumers are increasingly demanding sustainable solutions , legislation is becoming more stringent , and the retail sphere is responding . So it is not just the grower who is affected , but the whole string . We are constantly raising the bar for ourselves and the industry . cardinal to our initiatives in the area of logistics means is get to the use of packaging in the chain more sustainable and promoting recyclable packaging . Much of our exaltation packaging is recyclable . They are fully recyclable and contain a high per centum of recycled material . We have a sophisticated getting even and deposit system for our blossom pail . The same apply to some of our flora tray , including Floratino , " he points out .
Efficient peak box"We do not opt for a one - size - fits - all approach but look at specific diligence . In tight cooperation with various trading companies and suppliers , we have introduced a Modern , effective , reusable bloom box : Fc523 . This 80 centimeter box pop the question more than a 25 % lading vantage for direct shipment to England . The Fc523 is primarily intend for the UK retail chain , where flowers with unretentive stems are placed in recyclable boxes on palette . The Fc523 contract chain costs and CO2 emissions . "
Reducing the usage of charge plate and cardboardReducing the use of plastic and cardboard is also one of the main points in the party ’s strategy . " Protective collars are mainly used for roses because sometimes the peak need to be protected . For roses 70 centimetre and longer , we have develop a top collar that is commit on a support frame . This already spare around 60 % of cardboard compared to the high collars that user place directly on the pail . To reduce the number of minutes , the purchaser increasingly take away the collar immediately after receive it . As a solution , the collar does not go further down the chain . Here , we still see opportunities for the next stone’s throw in improvement : replacing this disposable cardboard pinch with a low reusable collar on the Fc588 in the future . This innovation has the potential to save at least 100,000 kg of disposable cardboard per year , " Marc says .
Euro Plant TrayMulti - consumption plant trays are , of course , one of the preferred choices for formative reduction at Royal FloraHolland . " Several effort have been made over the past 10 to market a reclaimable tray , but without much achiever . There is increasing political and societal pressure to get a sustainable , recyclable solution . The Euro Plant Tray initiative mentioned at the beginning of this column is an opportunity to shape together to produce a similar European plant tray system . We are participate to apply our expertise in the interest of our member . For the time being , we can not do without disposable industrial plant tray . The Normpack tray used in our marketplace consist of 90 % reuse material , of which 50 % is recycled used plant life trays and 40 % is recycle material from other flow . Recycling is , therefore , very important in the production of these plant trays . This is how we continue to invest in product sustainability within Normpack . "
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