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Everything about Reusable packaging
Packaging designed for reuse
Reusable packaging is manufactured of durable materials and is specifically designed for multiple trips and extended life. A reusable package or container is "designed for reuse without impairment of its protective function." The term returnable is sometimes used interchangeably but it can also include returning packages or components for other than reuse: recycling, disposal, incineration, etc. Typically, the materials used to make returnable packaging include steel, wood, polypropylene sheets or other plastic materials. Wikipedia →
🧠Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Reusable packagingA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Exploring consumers’ usage intention of reusable express packaging: An extended norm activation modelInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Experiences in software evolution and reuseThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Sustainability of reusable packaging–Current situation and trendsCited 176 times
- Go sideways: Plastic milk containerA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Reuse of bottlesA closely related topic
đź“– Definitions
No dictionary entry for this exact phrase.
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Sustainability of reusable packaging–Current situation and trends
ASSESSING THE VIABILITY OF REUSABLE PACKAGING: A RELATIVE COST APPROACH
A literature review and analytical framework of the sustainability of reusable packaging
Circular economy infrastructure: Why we need track and trace for reusable packaging
Supply Chain Issues in Reusable Packaging
Life cycle assessment of reusable plastic food packaging
Augmented spatial LCA for comparing reusable and recyclable food packaging containers networks
What makes reusable packaging systems work
🆕 Influential since 2022
Exploring consumers’ usage intention of reusable express packaging: An extended norm activation model
Switching to reuse? An exploration of consumers’ perceptions and behaviour towards reusable packaging systems
The environmental impacts of reusable rice packaging: An extended comparative life cycle assessment
Signs of Use Present a Barrier to Reusable Packaging Systems for Takeaway Food
Introducing reusable food packaging: Customer preferences and design implications for successful market entry
đź“š Books worth reading
Experiences in software evolution and reuseM. Paci, Svein Hallsteinsen · 1997
Fifth International Conference on Software ReuseInternational Conference on Software Reuse (5th 1998 Victoria, B.C.), B. C.) International Conference on Software Reuse (5th : 1998 : Victoria · 1998
Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.
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