Reusables.com
Reusable Packaging-as-a-Service for Zero Waste Takeout.
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
CONDENSED CASE STUDY
IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL: Environmental awarenessIncreased environmental stewardshipIncreased resource utilisationPreserving Natural Capital - stocks & flows of energy and materialReduced emissionsReduced waste
ECONOMIC: Alternative revenue streamsIncreased competitivenessIncreased Financial CapitalIncreased Manufactured Capital - material goods or fixed assets which contribute to the production process rather than being the output itselfIncreased value creationJob creationNew marketsReduced economic pressureReduced spendingStimulating innovation
SOCIAL: Increased access to services/productsIncreased employmentIncreased Human Capital - people's health, knowledge, skills and motivationIncreased inclusionIncreased local prideIncreased local resilienceIncreased quality of life
MODEL
SCALE: Regional
LOCATION CONTEXT: Urban
STATUS: Active
FUTURE POTENTIAL: Scaleable, Replicable, Networkable
FACETFood & Drink
LEVEL: Macro - Cities, Regions, Nations, Meso - Network, Cluster & Eco-Industrial Parks, Micro - Company/Organisation
STAKEHOLDERS: Citizen, Knowledge Sector, Private Sector, Public Sector, Third Sector
BUSINESS MODEL: B2B - Business to Business, B2C - Business to Consumer, B2G - Business to Government, P2P - Peer to Peer
TECHNOLOGY: Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Cloud, DLT (Blockchain..), Networks, Robotics, Sensors, SmartCity
SOCIETAL READINESS LEVEL:
CYCLE PHASE
CASE STUDY MAPPING SOURCE:
- CAN-CECL1
Circular Case Studies by Circular Regions licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
STATUS & TIMELINE
| Milestone title | Date | Content |
|---|---|---|
| ie.start date | 03/2020 | |
| Tech/RMS product launch | 09/2021 |
DESCRIPTION
TITLE: Reusables.com
CONCEPT: Reusable Packaging-as-a-Service for Zero Waste Takeout.
Reusables.com is a packaging-as-service platform for zero waste food retail. Reusables enables restaurants, cafes and grocers to easily transition from single-use packaging to reusable packaging.
LOCAL LANGUAGE DESCRIPTION: English
ORGANISATION / PARTNERS
Reusables.com
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