After contributing evidence, we were pleased to attend the Policy Connect/ All-Party Parliamentary Sustainable Resource Group launch event for its new publication Unpacking the Circular Economy: Unlocking reuse at scale.  

The report which sets out five key policy recommendations which would support the UK to capitalise on the potential of reusable packaging products and systems to accomplish the UK’s circular economy ambitions.  

The report identifies a missed opportunity in the current policy landscape to prioritise reuse and calls for the Government to provide an effective long-term delivery plan for collection and packaging reforms which recognises the role of reusable packaging. Read it here.

Over 400 packaging and reuse experts came together in Utrecht on Monday 27th Nov at the Reusable Packaging Fair, organised by KIDV and Mission Reuse. We were invited to present our findings from The Refill Coalition and speak directly to retailers and partners.

GoUnpackaged was pleased to support this vital piece of research.

It was interesting to see that “in some applications, a certain level of scale and system efficiency is necessary to compete environmentally with single use. When comparing single-use flexible packaging to rigid, returnable packaging, returnable packaging only outperforms single use on GHG emissions and material use when a Collaborative Approach scenario is achieved” and to think about the role that #refill can play to tackle different product categories & use cases through complimentary systems.

GoUnpackaged’s Catherine was invited onto our friends at Future Planet’s amazing podcast (Episode 10) to talk all things packaging, sustainability and creating change. Click here to listen to the episode.

GoUnpackaged gave evidence on reuse to this vital piece of policy research.

The Birmingham Plastics Network Policy Commission aims to bring together voices from across the plastics landscape to develop a set of well informed, evidence-based, policy recommendations which will promote a sustainable future for plastics in the UK, enhancing the positive contributions that plastics make to our lives whilst minimising the negative impacts across their life cycle.

Unpackaged is now GoUnpackaged!

After 17 years driving reuse in many different ways, we thought it was time for a little refresh to show more of who we are now.

At GoUnpackaged, we help clients reduce their single-use packaging footprint by transitioning to reusable & refillable packaging.

We focus on 3 core areas:

• Solutions

• Consultancy

• Policy & Research

Find out more about how we can help you here.

We were proud to be invited by our funders Innovate UK to present The Refill Coalition solution at RWM 2023 - Resource & Waste Management Expo - the leading event for waste, recycling and resource professionals, working together to accelerate change towards a more sustainable planet.

NewERA, Europe’s foremost association of reuse organisations held an event in Brussels in September focusing on how to “Unleash the potential of reuse systems across Europe". The GoUnpackaged team was present to continue to build alliances with our European neighbours.

The inaugural Global Reuse Summit took place in London in July, hosted by our long-term collaborators City To Sea. We were proud to speak twice: Catherine kicked the day off by setting the scene and explaining the importance of reuse; whilst Helen took the message of The Refill Coalition to a lively panel discussing the future for reuse in retail.