EXHIBIT 32.1


                    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
           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 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Plastipak Holdings,
Inc. (the "Company") for the period ended August 2, 2003 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 results of operations of
         the Company.


                                          /s/ William C. Young
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                                          William C. Young
                                          Chief Executive Officer
                                          Plastipak Holdings, Inc.
                                          September 16, 2003