'Taking the circular economy mass market': New study seeks to tackle reusable packaging barriers

James Murray
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Credit: Kroger and Loop

Research explores best practices that can drive adoption of re-usable packaging systems

From coffee cups to cereal boxes, the past few years have seen myriad pilot projects explore how to encourage consumers to switch from single use, disposable packaging to reusable options that can slash...

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