REZIP - EU Circular Packaging Infrastructure

ongoing

The aim of LIFE22-ENV-DK-LIFE RE-ZIP is to test and validate a circular packing concept for the e-commerce industry, as an alternative to the single-use packaging most commonly used today. The concept is working effectively in Denmark under the name RE-ZIP and during the project, the financial and environmental sustainability of the RE-ZIP concept will be tested and further improved in Belgium, France and Germany, as a preceding trial for a full roll-out of a pan-European network. The goal is to establish an efficient return infrastructure that in time will be able to circulate reusable e-commerce packaging at a lower cost than the cost of producing single-use packaging today, thereby changing the entire E-commerce industry away from single-use packaging. During the project, RE-ZIP will provide partners in each country with the required logistical software solutions, circular packaging designs and the documentation needed for establishing and running local cleaning hubs where circular packaging is received, processed and redistributed. By using the RE-ZIP software, partners can utilize their existing parcel infrastructure to efficiently process the circular packaging, and by building on their existing customer relations they will ensure a fast rollout in the market. During the project LIFE_REZIP will circulate 120 million packages achieving the following reductions at project end: • 17.000 tons of reduced cardboard and plastic waste • 18.000t reduced CO2e emissions • 12.000m3 reduced water consumption