Analysis of four primary reusable packaging systems in Belgium - Key activities, barriers and drivers related

Abstract

The growing concerns about pollution force industries, authorities and consumers to change their linear production/consumption and opt for ecological solution regarding packaging. Recycling practices are insufficient to address urgent global warming problems, and may even be used to justify our high-consumption lifestyles. Indeed, it still generates emissions, consumes energy, water, and material and do not promote reduce in packaging. In this regard, it is worthwhile to turn our solutions towards a higher level of the circular economy: reusing. This thesis aims to provide a better understanding on primary reusable packaging systems: how they work, how they are structured and what are the barriers and drivers encountered that influence their success and scaling.