Unpackaged: A Circular Supply Chain Solution To Scale Bulk in Retail

未包装：扩大零售规模的循环供应链解决方案

• 批准号: 51045
• 金额: $ 4.45万
• 依托单位: UNPACKAGED INNOVATION LTD.
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Feasibility Studies
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2020 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=51045
• 关键词: Unpackaged; Circular; Supply; Chain; Solution

Single-use plastic (SUP) packaging is now firmly on the public agenda. Whilst the government and industry have started to look for solutions, most innovation to date has focused on creating alternatives to SUP packaging, such as bio plastics or paper, or improving collection and recycling systems, because this allowed 'business as usual' to continue.Whilst these are valuable improvements, we believe the focus should be at the top of the waste hierarchy - i.e. the reduction and reuse of packaging - which would represent a true shift from a linear to a circular economy solution for plastic packaging.With over 13 years of experience in zero-waste retail, and actively promoting reuse across the sector, Unpackaged proposes to work with a consortium of experts and industry partners to explore the feasibility of reusable packaging in the supply chain. We will leverage existing logistics infrastructure to move bulk products in a 100% circular system in order to service bulk dispensers in-store.We believe that innovation in this area is necessary to enable retailers to implement and scale bulk (zero packaging) solutions for their customers. We aim to prove that it is possible to get rid of SUP packaging within the supply chain with a reusable alternative that is financially, operationally and environmentally viable.The results of this research will lead to live in-store trials with our partners as we test and build our solution.

一次性塑料包装现在已经牢牢地提上了公共议程。虽然政府和工业界已经开始寻找解决方案，但迄今为止，大多数创新都集中在创造生物塑料或纸张等可降解包装的替代品，或改善收集和回收系统，因为这可以让“一切照旧”继续下去。虽然这些都是有价值的改进，我们认为重点应放在废物处理的最高层次，即减少和重复使用包装物，这将代表塑料包装从线性到循环经济解决方案的真正转变。凭借超过13年的零废物零售经验，并积极推动整个行业的再利用，Unpackaged建议与专家和行业合作伙伴组成的联盟合作，探讨在供应链中可重复使用包装的可行性。我们将利用现有的物流基础设施，以100%循环系统的方式运送散装产品，以便为店内的散装机提供服务。我们认为，零售商有必要在这一领域进行创新，以便为客户实施和扩展散装（零包装）解决方案。我们的目标是证明，在供应链中使用一种可重复使用的替代品来摆脱包装袋是可能的，这种替代品在财务、运营和环境方面都是可行的。这项研究的结果将导致我们在测试和构建解决方案时与我们的合作伙伴进行现场店内试验。