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FROM JANUARY 1, 2024
New law for take away products: Restaurants and cafés in Sweden must offer reusable packaging for take away.
From January 1, 2024, restaurants, cafés, grocery stores and other food service establishments in Sweden that offer their customers food and drinks in disposable mugs and food containers must also offer reusable options for take away.
The goal of the law is to reduce the consumption of disposable mugs and food containers by 50% by 2026.
The background to the law is the EU's Single-Use Plastics Directive, which was adopted in July 2021 and came into effect in Sweden in January 2022. The goal of the directive is to reduce the amount of plastic in the oceans and move towards a more circular economy. Read more about the EU's Single-Use Plastics Directive.
Source: regeringen.se, November 3, 2021
3 IMPORTANT POINTS
The law in brief:
> Restaurants and other food service establishments that sell more than 150 meals or drinks served in disposable take-away packaging need to offer reusable options. If your packaging is made of plastic or has a thin plastic coating on the inside, you are affected by the law."
> The reusable packaging must be used multiple times, i.e. circulate. This requires that the multi-use packaging is included in a rotation system, where collection, cleaning and reuse is possible.
>You need to inform your customers about the opportunity to have their take away served in reusable packaging and the benefits of reduced consumption.
Our Solution - Products and Digital Return System
Panter powered by Tingstad
Reusable Products for Take Away.
Together with our partner Panter, we can offer a carefully selected range of reusable products for take away, as well as a user-friendly and convenient digital return system for you and your guests throughout the Nordic region.
Want to know more? Get in touch with us, and we'll tell you more.
For those who want to explore further on their own, we have our brochure.
Our assortment
The products are made of polypropylene (PP). They are 100% recyclable, BPA-free and of course without smell and taste and approved for food contact. The products withstand cleaning in the dishwasher, heating in the microwave, and storage in the freezer. They can be easily stacked both on top of each other and withstand acids, salt, fat and oils well. The transparent lid on all food packaging provides the best exposure of the contents.
These products are part of our range:
- Coffee Mugs, 8, 12 & 16 oz.
- Lid for coffee cups (one and the same lid applies to all sizes).
- Cold drink cups, 0.25 & 0.4 l.
- Round food packaging, 750 & 1200 ml. incl. lid.
- Multicup (recommended for e.g. soups, fries and the like), 480 ml. incl. lid.
Our products can circulate around 500 times.
Benefits with our solution - Panter powered by Tingstad
- Your business doesn't need to register a rotation system with the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency - it's included in our solution.
- You don't have to invest in products; you can subscribe to them affordably from us.
- You receive a complete solution with products and a digital return system that complies with the legal requirements for a rotation system.
WE HAVE CHOSEN PANTER POWERED BY TINGSTAD
OUR PACKAGES
Start Coffee: 380 SEK/month
24 coffee cups in one size.
Note: A reasonable estimate is that approximately 5-10% of your guests choose a reusable option.
Start Food: 560 SEK/month
24 food containers in one size.
Note: A reasonable estimate is that approximately 5-10% of your guests choose a reusable option.
Start Food & Coffee: 590 SEK/month
24 coffee cups and 24 food containers in one size.
Note: A reasonable estimate is that approximately 5-10% of your guests choose a reusable option.
THIS IS ALSO INCLUDED IN OUR PACKAGES
Sign material.
When you join our system the following range of informative signs are available:
- Inspirational signs
- Guide to getting started
- Return signs
- Employee signs for scanning and stock balance
- Environmental information sign (NB! Legal requirement)
- Information brochure for employees (digital)
- Door sticker (additional)
- Floor sticker (additional)
Training material.
We have developed educational material in both text and video formats for staff training, ensuring your employees feel confident with the system and can assist your guests as needed. The video can be viewed repeatedly or used for training new hires, temporary staff, during vacations, etc.
MoveMe.
Our logistics solution MoveMe is included in our packages. Tingstad handles balance transfers between units or delivery to/from units and Tingstad's central warehouse. This ensures you never run out of products.
WashMe - Our nationwide dishwashing service.
We offer a nationwide additional service for the unit that cannot or does not want to handle dishwashing on site.
The service includes collection, washing in an industrial dishwasher and delivery of washed products.
Contact us and we will tell you more about how it works and provide price information.
"For the guest ReturnMe functions as lending a book from a library."*
* Using the products is completely free, as long as they are returned within 7 days. After that, a late fee of SEK 10 is added and 30 days from the start, an additional SEK 90 is deducted before the package is counted as purchased.
Our partner
Panter.
Through our partner Panter, you and your guests get a user-friendly digital return system for depositing and lending the packaging and mugs that Tingstad provides.
Panter has many years of experience and a well-proven system used by guests in restaurants, cafes and events.
Our collaboration with Panter means no additional point of contact for you as a customer. You contact us as usual with questions and answers, contact our customer service if necessary and receive an invoice from us for both products and the return system. Simple and flexible!
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE LAW
When will the law come into effect?
The new law will come into effect on January 1st, 2024.
Why is the law being introduced?
The goal of the law is to reduce the consumption of single-use cups and food containers by 50% by 2026.
The background for the law is the EU's Single-Use Plastics Directive, which was adopted in July 2021 and came into effect in Sweden in January 2022. The goal of the directive is to reduce the amount of plastic in the oceans and move towards a more circular economy.
The background for the law is the EU's Single-Use Plastics Directive, which was adopted in July 2021 and came into effect in Sweden in January 2022. The goal of the directive is to reduce the amount of plastic in the oceans and move towards a more circular economy.
What does the law entail?
If you serve more than 75 portions or drinks every day in single-use containers, you will also be required to offer reusable take-away containers. You don't have to stop using single-use products, but you need to be able to offer serving in reusable cups and food containers. This applies to both food and drink.
The restaurant should also take measures to ensure that the reusable cups and food containers are also used and rotate multiple times.
In addition, you should inform your customers about the possibility of reusable alternatives and the benefits of reduced consumption of single-use options, as well as the environmental impact of using single-use cups and food containers.
The restaurant should also take measures to ensure that the reusable cups and food containers are also used and rotate multiple times.
In addition, you should inform your customers about the possibility of reusable alternatives and the benefits of reduced consumption of single-use options, as well as the environmental impact of using single-use cups and food containers.
Which single-use cups and food containers are covered?
Almost all single-use food containers and cups are covered by the law. Both in terms of material (plastic, paper, etc.) and usage areas (sushi boxes, food containers, hamburger boxes, salad bowls, and cups for hot and cold drinks.
It is only if you offer cups and food containers made of 100% paper or 100% cardboard (not chemically modified paper) that you are not affected by the requirement to offer reusable products. However, this is uncommon as most cups and food containers on the market have a plastic coating on the inside.
It is only if you offer cups and food containers made of 100% paper or 100% cardboard (not chemically modified paper) that you are not affected by the requirement to offer reusable products. However, this is uncommon as most cups and food containers on the market have a plastic coating on the inside.
Are there any products that are exempt?
In addition to products made of 100% cardboard or paper (not chemically modified paper), pizza boxes and so-called flexible wrappings are exempt from the law. Examples of flexible wrappings include sandwich wrapping paper or plastic film around a sandwich.
Does the law also apply to food packaging?
The law applies to fast food served in a food container.
Fast food means food that:
1. is intended to be eaten directly at the point of sale or taken away to be eaten shortly after sale at another location,
2. is intended to be eaten out of the container, and
3. is ready to eat without further preparation, heating or other preparation performed by the consumer.
To some extent, food sold in grocery stores may be subject to the law, but food that is frozen or needs further cooking or is sold in large packages is not covered.
Candy and ice cream wrappers are also excluded.
Fast food means food that:
1. is intended to be eaten directly at the point of sale or taken away to be eaten shortly after sale at another location,
2. is intended to be eaten out of the container, and
3. is ready to eat without further preparation, heating or other preparation performed by the consumer.
To some extent, food sold in grocery stores may be subject to the law, but food that is frozen or needs further cooking or is sold in large packages is not covered.
Candy and ice cream wrappers are also excluded.
Are any restaurants and food establishments exempt from the law?
Smaller businesses are exempt from the law. A restaurant or food establishment is considered a smaller business if they consume less than 75 single-use cups and food containers on average per day they are open during a calendar year.
Reusable products in your own rotationsystem
For those of you who prefer it, we offer reusable products for take away that you can use in your own rotation system (which you report to the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency). Click on each product to read more about the range.
