Six-pack made from household plastic waste for sustainability

Together with the Themaplant nursery in Grashoek, North Limburg, pot supplier Van Krimpen has developed a unique reusable six-pack. This six-pack, designed for square P9 pots, is made from post-consumer recycled plastic, or plastic household waste.

Themaplant is a tree nursery specializing in groundcover shrubs in P9 pots, such as Cotoneaster, Euonymus, Hedera, Pachysandra, Vinca, and Waldsteinia. Their primary customers are garden centers and DIY stores in Europe. As an MPS GAP-certified nursery, they are continuously striving for sustainability. For example, they grow in cold greenhouses without artificial lighting, which limits CO2 emissions, and they can reuse water thanks to closed systems.

Sustainable solution

Previously, Themaplant used Van Krimpen 's six-packs of sturdy and reusable PET, PP pots, and PS support brackets. After planting the shrubs, consumers disposed of these plastic parts with their household plastic waste. However, waste processors have great difficulty separating these different plastics, and therefore there is a risk of them ending up in incineration. This prompted Themaplant to make a change. Van Krimpen tackled this challenge head-on and devised a responsible and cost-effective solution.

Six Pack PCR – Van Krimpen

Designed for Recycling
Based on their Designed for Recycling principle, Van Krimpen come up with a completely circular solution. The new concept for Themaplant now consists of a P9 pot that Van Krimpen previously developed, a new six-pack tray, and a carrying handle. All these products are made of PP from 100% PCR household plastic waste, making them easy to recycle.

Certified

The reusable trays and pots are Cyclos certified by the Cyclos-HTP Institute for Recyclability and Product Responsibility. This demonstrates that they are easily detectable by waste processors and therefore do not end up in incineration. The new design makes the tray lighter than the previous PET tray and also more user-friendly. Injection molding PP eliminates sharp edges around the tray.

Are you, as a grower, also on the path to sustainability? Van Krimpen produces numerous pots, trays, and other plastic horticultural products from PCR plastic. Contact your representative for the best solution.