20.02 / Sustainability & circular product systems
Refill, reuse & circular packaging strategy
Compare refill, returns, hygiene, usability, logistics and cost, including cycle counts and realistic use conditions.

✦ / What do you need to work on?
What do you need to work on?
12 selected practice areas. Original numbers guide you through the full catalogue.
What you will receive
Circular packaging scenarios and a technical, economic and user-validation plan.
Screening is not certification or a full lifecycle assessment. Full LCA, independent verification and legal opinions require appropriately qualified specialists and separate scope.
What helps us assess your question
Materials and weights, ingredient origins, logistics, use and waste scenarios, and supporting documents.
Start with a general outline. Confidential materials are shared only after agreement.
02 / How the work progresses
How the work progresses
Stages are agreed after reviewing your question. Some research runs in parallel; each decision depends on the quality of the available data.

Define the question
Materials and weights, ingredient origins, logistics, use and waste scenarios, and supporting documents.

Research and compare
Compare refill, returns, hygiene, usability, logistics and cost, including cycle counts and realistic use conditions.

Test the decision
Agree comparison boundaries and data quality; review lifecycle scenarios and evidence for environmental claims.

Deliver and plan next steps
Circular packaging scenarios and a technical, economic and user-validation plan.
Methods and public sources
Sources are chosen for the product, market and period. These are reference databases and methods; a link does not imply partnership or endorsement of a project.
European Commission · Packaging wasteFTC · Environmental claimsGS1 · TraceabilityResearch does not replace laboratory testing, safety assessment, legal advice or an authorised specialist’s decision. The contract defines the scope of review and each party’s responsibilities.
03 / Scope and working arrangements
Scope and working arrangements
Before paid work starts, we agree the input materials, deliverables, timing, fees and involvement of qualified specialists.
