Packaging requirements for suppliers
Baseline strategy · No scoreAgrees with the person who supplies the reduction, removal or replacement of the packaging before it reaches the warehouse.
Subject: WasteContext: Companies · Trades · IndustryCost: freeEffort: mediumLevel: recommendedStage: purchaseMaturity: established
How it works
Agrees with the person who supplies the reduction, removal or replacement of the packaging before it reaches the warehouse.
It follows a hierarchy: prevent, keep in use, reuse, repair, recycle and safely treat only what could not be avoided.
When does it make sense?
- Since the purchase and design, not only at the end of the process
- With known quantities, compositions and destinations
- Where traceable responsibilities and managers exist
How to apply it
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Defining what need resolves "package requirements to suppliers" and establishing a starting position.
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Compare alternatives and adapt design to climate, use, regulation, affected people and available resources.
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Apply with clear responsibilities, check the actual result and correct unwanted effects.
Potential benefits
Reduced use of resources
Less final waste
Increased value recovery
Limitations and precautions
- It only works with sufficient volume or continuity for the provider to agree to change its format.
- Valuation should not conceal opportunities for prevention or reuse.
- Separate materials without a real and traceable destination does not guarantee their recovery.
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