We can help you redesign your products and packaging to use significantly fewer resources and be reused at the end of life.

• Use Circular Infrastructure: To recover the most value from your products and/or packaging, have them participate in a system so that they are returned to you when the customer is done. We can identify if an existing circular infrastructure (like Loop and Trove) will work for your business needs, and if not, help innovate new infrastructure that will. We will also explore the infrastructure to wash, refurbish, repair, etc. available for your specific products and packaging in the locations of your operations and customers to prepare them for a second life.

• Design for Circularity: Items destined for a long life of reuse will need to meet certain durability standards. We can help identify key design elements needed for your products and packaging to effectively “close the loop” and live multiple lives. For products and packaging that don’t retain much value after the first sale and make reuse impractical, we can help problem solve what adjustments should be made to the items so they are more likely to be recycled or composted at end of life. We can also determine how to reduce waste and emissions from upstream processes (and in the product and packaging itself) in the absence of reuse downstream.

Together, we can reimagine your internal and external processes to maximize the value of the materials that flow through them.

• Circular Operations: We begin by identifying the waste hot spots in your operations (manufacturing, construction, transportation, etc.) Then, we explore reuse solutions material to your business. This can include altering or even redesigning manufacturing processes to dramatically reduce your scrap rate and other waste. We can help you extend the lifespan of existing equipment and enjoy long-term savings by identifying when to repair instead of replace units when future problems arise. If you have shipments between facilities, we can help you implement reusable transport packaging to significantly cut waste and costs – and better monitor product quality and flows while on the road. The list goes on. Have unavoidable wasted material? We’ll explore if it could be used by your operations at other sites, if the supplier would like to buy it back, or try to find a buyer in the marketplace using platforms like Rheaply and other methods.

• Zero Waste to Landfill: The quickest way to reach Zero Waste to Landfill is by preventing waste in the first place. Next, reduce waste where possible and reuse the rest. Recycle and compost as needed. Let our team guide the way.

• Net Zero Emissions: Have Net Zero Emissions (Scope 3) commitments? Implementing circularity measures should certainly be on your decarbonization roadmap.

• Circular Business Model: Revolutionize your business (and industry!) by moving to a circular business model. These often include business models that involve:

o Leasing or renting products to customers

o Offering packaging reuse subscription services (like Loop)

o The resale or re-commerce of your products

o Offering bulk refill stations

o 3D printing of parts for repairs

o Battery recycling and remanufacturing

o Creative recycling processes ex. Zymergen microbes to break down and repurpose plastics

o Using material that is easily recycled, like glass and metal, or composted (Though recycling is not technically “circular” since the value of the material is downgraded, it can still provide significant environmental benefits depending on the case)

The list goes on! We’ll use data analytics, creative problem solving, and your business goals to develop innovative circular business model ideas to transform your unique company.

Did you know a supplier may become a well-paying customer when you effectively implement circularity measures in your business? We can help you explore that option, and some other important things, too.

• Sustainable Sourcing: There are many pressures for companies to source more recycled and bio-based materials in place of virgin materials, and doing so could lower your company’s Scope 3 Category 1 emissions. We can dive into your procurement data to identify which materials can be replaced, estimate the potential emission reductions you’d earn by doing so, even work directly with your suppliers if you’d like.

• Waste from Shipments Received: We’d love to help you and your suppliers implement reusable transport packaging to dramatically cut the single-use plastic packaging waste you receive and pay to discard (such as plastic film, pallets, air bags, straps, etc.). Reusable transport packaging is of higher quality and can benefit the products shipped. For example, reusable pallets have embedded technology to track location, temperature, distance traveled, and more – ensuring the products you purchase arrive on time, are not compromised due to temperature, etc. We can also help roll out reusable transport packaging in shipments between your own facilities for you to enjoy maximum benefits.

• Build Circular Partnerships with Suppliers: If your company can’t reuse its waste, perhaps the original manufacturer of the wasted material can. Selling materials back to their manufacturers (in the form of a sale or rebate on your next purchase) can pay off significantly. We can help identify these opportunities, prepare data for discussions with suppliers, and determine an appropriate price range to negotiate.