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Reusable packaging provides untapped payoffs for business

GreenBiz

Reusable packaging provides untapped payoffs for business. Until the 1980s, glass or cotton bags were the go-to packaging materials for many products, such as milk and flour. Until the 1980s, glass or cotton bags were the go-to packaging materials for many products, such as milk and flour. The case for reusable packaging.

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Reusable packaging in the time of COVID-19

GreenBiz

Reusable packaging in the time of COVID-19. Reusable packaging is faced with proving its trustworthiness alongside disposables in a world that is standing six feet apart in the grocery aisle. Disposable packages are painted as sterile, while durables are tainted with suspicion. Mon, 05/18/2020 - 01:00.

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Making reverse logistics circular requires forward thinking

GreenBiz

Making reverse logistics circular requires forward thinking. And as any company building a circular economy strategy knows, building an effective reverse logistics strategy takes plenty of upfront planning and close collaboration across a value chain — whether the good in question is a consumer product or one used in a commercial setting.

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HelloFresh would like to clear the air on meal kits

GreenBiz

Since the world was introduced to the first meal kit over a decade ago, the industry has matured in size and familiarity, but it also has endured notable criticism surrounding packaging and its perceived impact on the environment. For meal kits, packaging waste was one of those unintended consequences.

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How cosmetics retailer Lush is making purposeful profit through circularity

GreenBiz

By nature, cosmetics packaging is small and intricate, made up of many parts that are difficult to clean after use, resulting in the majority of this packaging going directly into landfills. Consider that the cosmetics industry brings in a booming $500 billion every year and imagine the waste created by default.

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Report unpacks challenges and opportunities for reusable food and drink packaging systems

Envirotec Magazine

Environmental charity Hubbub is today (Tuesday 28 June) launching ‘Reuse Systems Unpacked’, a report uncovering the challenges and opportunities for reusable food and drink packaging systems. The research also identified the main motivators and barriers to people using reusable packaging schemes for food and drink. Key recommendations.

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Reusable takeaway packaging trial gets underway in Central London

Envirotec Magazine

From 18 April, Uber Eats customers in Central London have been given the option to order their takeaway in reusable containers and easily return them – all in a bid to tackle single-use packaging. When placing their orders, Uber Eats customers can opt-in to receive their food in reusable packaging.

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