πŸ”„Reuse settings

Reusable packaging systems require complex logistics involving pick up, return, sanitizing, and redistribution of the containers.

# of uses for reusable products

The number of uses for a reusable product is key to achieving potential environmental and circularity gains when compared to single-use packaging. The UP Scorecard provides a baseline value for different reusables, based on expert consultations: see here.

When creating a new reusable product or when customizing a reusable product, the user can adjust this parameter to reflect their real situation.

In the tool, a product is defined as "reusable" if it undergoes at least 5 reuse cycles.


Example

Example Overall scores for various reusable items with different reuse cycles, and their single-use equivalents.

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