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The Plastic Tax

Avoid increased costs by shrinking your plastic consumption.

The new Plastic Tax has significant implications for any business purchasing plastic packaging that contains less than 30% post-consumer recycled content.

The intentions behind the Plastic Tax are solid. In the same way that the Sugar Tax was designed to benefit our health, the Plastic Tax is designed to benefit our planet.

However, this announcement caused an understandable level of concern in the manufacturing and packaging industry. As supplier and manufacturer costs rise, you could find your packaging costs rising quickly too.

Speak to us today about protecting your profits.

Which is best - recycled plastic vs plastic reduction?

Moving forward, businesses have a choice: rely on recycled plastics to minimise their exposure to the Plastic Tax, or reduce their overall plastic consumption.

Below, we’ve compared the annual costs of a regular 17mu film, a 17mu film with 30% recycled content, and a 8mu high-strength plastic-reducing film.

In the scenario, we’ve priced up the three options on a 5000 pallet per year basis:

How can Packaging Innovations help?

With the arrival of the Plastic Tax, it’s more important than ever to find a packaging supplier who can provide an intelligent solution. The best way to protect your profits is to know how much each pallet costs you to wrap. Our philosophy is simple: wrap more with less.

Our clients reduce their overall film usage and increase their pallet stability. With us, you can supply your people with stronger products, engineered to reduce costs and increase efficiencies.

Prepare for the April 2022 Plastix Tax - and protect your profits.

Get in touch today to find out more.

“The grade of Fiber Film we use is ideal for our beer in glass bottles. We were able to significantly increase the tension without the film breaking because of the strength in the reinforcing fibres that run through the film.”

R.Hodgkins • Bottling Hall Manager

	April 1st Roll cost	Pallets per roll	Cost per pallet	Pallets per year	Rolls required per year	Annual plastic consumption (KG)	Total spend (Incl. Plastic Tax charges)
Regular 17mu (with Plastic Tax)	£4.71	7	£0.673	5000	714	1114	£3364.29
17mu 30% PCR	£4.70	7	£0.671	5000	714	1114	£3357.14
8mu high-strength	£6.05	14	£0.432	5000	357	632	£2160.71

The Plastic Tax

Avoid increased costs by shrinking your plastic consumption.

Looking to reduce your exposure to the plastic tax?

Which is best - recycled plastic vs plastic reduction?

What can we learn?

How can Packaging Innovations help?

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The Plastic Tax

Avoid increased costs by shrinking your plastic consumption.

Looking to reduce your exposure to the plastic tax?

Which is best - recycled plastic vs plastic reduction?

What can we learn?

How can Packaging Innovations help?

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