EXHIBIT 99.1


                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

         In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Plastipak
Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") for the period ended November 2, 2002 as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),
and pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, I, William C. Young, Chief Executive Officer of
the Company, hereby certify that based on my knowledge:

                  1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of section
         13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

                  2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in
         all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations
         of the Company.



                                         /s/ William C. Young
                                    William C. Young
                                    Chief Executive Officer of
                                    Plastipak Holdings, Inc.
                                    January 31, 2003