SOLUTIONS
We help brands throughout the supply chain to reduce their single-use packaging footprint and transition to reusable packaging - the smart way
Reuse must become mainstream. There is no alternative.
But when it comes to scaling reusable packaging systems, a quantum shift is needed to move from small individual trials to broader supply chain adoption.
In a rapidly changing market, many companies either don’t know where to start, or how to identify the right solution for their specific products and services – all while operating under increasing stakeholder pressures.
That’s where we can help. Our proven experience in running industry leading change programmes helps our clients reduce risk and makes the transition to reusable packaging smoother and more cost effective.
The UK Refill Coalition
GoUnpackaged convened the Refill Coalition, a groundbreaking cross-sector collaboration project designed to include both an in-store and online refill offering.
At the heart of the Refill Coalition’s solution is a standardised bulk reusable “vessel” optimised in its design for the supply chain. The ecosystem in which the vessel operates is based on open source principles to allow fast and scaled adoption by industry.
The reusable vessel can be used for both dry goods and liquids, by any supplier, and marks the first step in developing a worldwide standard across the supply chain for refills.
Working in partnership with major UK supermarkets Aldi, Ocado and logistics experts CHEP and funded by Innovate UK, this project will launch a real world trial in October 2023.
Learn more about our refill solutions
In-Store
The in-store vessel will replace current bulk dispensers with reusable vessels located at a refill station filled and shipped with the product by suppliers direct to store. Customers bring their own packaging to refill at the station. Each reusable vessel replaces 24 single-use plastic packs*
Online
The online consumer sized vessel is pre-filled with product by the supplier and shipped to customers alongside the rest of their Ocado order, then returned to the Ocado driver when empty. Each consumer sized vessel replaces 5 single-use plastic packs*
*Based on a 500g rice pack
Refill Coalition Partners
With thanks also to the following retailers for their support in the early development of this project:
Refill Coalition Equipment Partners:
“The universal end-to-end solution being developed by The Refill Coalition presents a landmark opportunity for us to make a step change in the commercialisation of refills which we know can play a significant role in the reduction of single-use plastic packaging”
Refill Coalition Partners
WHY OUR CLIENTS CHOOSE US
GoUnpackaged is the UK’s leading consultancy specialising in reuse & refill. We are change agents who have driven many of the reuse projects visible in the market today.
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DID YOU KNOW…
If every household in the UK refilled just one item per week, that would eliminate over 1.4 billion items of single-use packaging in a year
Learn more about how adopting reuse and the circular economy can drive change: