CIRCULAR ECONOMY
Marzo 4, 2022 - < 1 min

The packaging revolution

Creativity to make it easier to reuse containers

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40% of the plastic produced in the world is for packaging, which ends up in landfills.. This is one of the problems that companies, such as the Chilean company Algramo, have attacked with innovative innovative solutionssuch as designing systems that allow users to reuse reuse food or detergent food or detergent containers in a convenient and efficient way.

One of the most recent innovations in this field was recently launched by was recently launched by Terracyclea company born as the brainchild of a Princeton University student. Princeton University in 2002. Terracyclewhich was developed with imaginative consumer product and packaging recycling systems.launched in 2019 Loopwhich offers more than 300 products -from Herbal Essences shampoos to Häagen-Dazs ice cream, Tropicana orange juice to Milka cookies - all in reusable packaging. all in reusable packaging. Once the products have been used, customers leave the empty containers in a Loop bag at the door. Loop bag at the door.. A delivery service service then picks up the containers, which are cleaned, refilled y returned to the consumers..

Now, in a move that is close to the model of Algramo, Loop partnered with a Tokyo supermarket Tokyo supermarket chain to locate to locate points to receive the reusable The amount charged to the user for the reusable containers is then credited to the customer's account.

You can see Loop' s story HERE