Reusable Packaging: Pack, Return, Repeat by Ziynet Boz, Claire Koelsch Sand

October 7, 2025​ Packaging Column

​Packaging Topic Brief:

  • Given consumer demand for more sustainable packaging, reusable packaging is a promising solution for many applications
  • Dive deep into the regulatory changes associated with packaging reuse including  Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) and  California’s Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act (SB 54)
  • Transport packaging offers practical entry point for reducing single-use packaging
  • Consumer-facing reusable packaging applications where infrastructure, number of reuse trips and strong consumer involvement before moving from a niche concept to a mainstream circular strategy
  • Ultimately, with thoughtful design, policy alignment, and systems-level thinking, blended with increasing the number of reuse trips will transition reusable packaging into a competitive and environmentally superior solution​

This content is related to food packaging, including:

  1. Reusable packaging  
  2. Circular economy  
  3. Reusable transport packaging (RTP)
  4. Regulatory changes for reusable packaging
  5. Consumer-facing reusable packaging systems (deposit-return, refill)
  6. Designing packaging for multiple reuse cycles
  7. Track and trace
  8. Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)  
  9. Packaging reuse
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