The five-year project is centred on a digital system for managing reusable food containers and will be trialled at ...

As automation implementation proliferates beverage warehouses, operations are turning to reusable packaging systems to ...

A student-run eatery at UC Davis has introduced reusable to-go containers in a six-month pilot, part of a fast-growing trend ...

A new life cycle assessment shows reusable plastic containers can match up environmentally against single-use containers and even outperform them — under the right conditions. University of Michigan ...

“Many happy returns” is an apt description for the returnable packaging market for materials and structures systematically reused within logistics operations. It’s packaging that’s essential for ...

Cleaner campus, cleaner conscience — one container at a time. Look closely at the image and you will see reusable containers in use in the wild at our Newcomb campus. Reusable cups and containers can ...

ANN ARBOR, MICH. – Scientists at the University of Michigan learned widespread use of returnable takeout food containers could reduce plastic waste, greenhouse gas emissions, and even costs for ...

Shipping diverse offerings to customers worldwide requires a wide array of containers — all of which must be managed efficiently and transparently across internal operations, suppliers, and customers.

For several months last year, patrons of a Seattle coffee shop called Tailwind Cafe had the option of ordering their Americanos and lattes in returnable metal to-go cups. Customers could simply borrow ...

University of Michigan researchers published a sustainability-focused study in January 2023, comparing the environmental impacts of reusable plastic containers to single-use containers. The ...

When you toss a plastic bottle into your recycling bin, there’s no guarantee it actually gets recycled. In fact, odds are, it doesn’t. According to the World Economic Forum, just 14% of plastic ...

Alejandro Gallego Schmid receives funding from UKRI. The authors would like to thank Dr Caroline Wood for her writing assistance, language editing, and proofreading of this article. Adisa Azapagic ...