Circularity of Reusable Packaging

Wolfgang Ponweiser; Matthias Prandtstetter; Martin Reinthaler; Bin Hu; Sarah Pfoser; Manuela Brandner

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-95284-5_91

Circularity of Reusable Packaging

Wolfgang Ponweiser
, Matthias Prandtstetter
, Martin Reinthaler
, Bin Hu
, Sarah Pfoser
, Manuela Brandner

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedings › Conference contribution › peer-review

Abstract

As part of circular economy, reusable packaging is a key to reduce waste. In order not to ruin the intended sustainability impacts one must take care on the return transport of the reusable packaging and the according logistic concepts. This paper takes a first step in defining a catalogue of use cases to structure the different opportunities of the trip back of reusable packaging to senders. This catalogue is the base terminology to design, optimize and compare concepts regarding their impacts and to derive the according consequences for the entire logistic chain.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Transport Transitions
Subtitle of host publication	Advancing Sustainable and Inclusive Mobility
Editors	C. McNally, P. Carroll, B. Martinez-Pastor, B. Gosh, M. Efthymiou, N. Valantasis-Kanellos
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Springer
Pages	636-642
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-031-95284-5
ISBN (Print)	978-3-031-95283-8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-95284-5_91
Publication status	Published - 19 Jul 2025
Event	TRA 2024 Transport Research Arena, Dublin - Dublin, Dublin, Ireland Duration: 15 Apr 2024 → 18 Apr 2024 https://traconference.eu/

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Mobility
Volume	Part F658
ISSN (Print)	2196-5544
ISSN (Electronic)	2196-5552

Conference

Conference	TRA 2024 Transport Research Arena, Dublin
Abbreviated title	TRA 2024
Country/Territory	Ireland
City	Dublin
Period	15.04.2024 → 18.04.2024
Internet address	https://traconference.eu/

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

Keywords

Circular Economy
Reusable Packaging
Transport Chains
Logistic Concepts
Environmental Footprint

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Ponweiser, W., Prandtstetter, M., Reinthaler, M., Hu, B., Pfoser, S., & Brandner, M. (2025). Circularity of Reusable Packaging. In C. McNally, P. Carroll, B. Martinez-Pastor, B. Gosh, M. Efthymiou, & N. Valantasis-Kanellos (Eds.), Transport Transitions: Advancing Sustainable and Inclusive Mobility (pp. 636-642). (Lecture Notes in Mobility; Vol. Part F658). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-95284-5_91

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Ponweiser, W, Prandtstetter, M, Reinthaler, M, Hu, B, Pfoser, S & Brandner, M 2025, Circularity of Reusable Packaging. in C McNally, P Carroll, B Martinez-Pastor, B Gosh, M Efthymiou & N Valantasis-Kanellos (eds), Transport Transitions: Advancing Sustainable and Inclusive Mobility. Lecture Notes in Mobility, vol. Part F658, Springer, Cham, pp. 636-642, TRA 2024
Transport Research Arena, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, 15.04.2024. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-95284-5_91

Circularity of Reusable Packaging. / Ponweiser, Wolfgang; Prandtstetter, Matthias; Reinthaler, Martin et al.
Transport Transitions: Advancing Sustainable and Inclusive Mobility. ed. / C. McNally; P. Carroll; B. Martinez-Pastor; B. Gosh; M. Efthymiou; N. Valantasis-Kanellos. Cham: Springer, 2025. p. 636-642 (Lecture Notes in Mobility; Vol. Part F658).

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