Enabling circular and bio-based packaging - a techno-economic approach
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| Coordinator | RISE Research Institutes of Sweden AB |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 3 350 000 |
| Project duration | November 2022 - April 2025 |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Venture | The strategic innovation programme Bioinnovation |
| Call | Accelerated substitution - bio-based products, components and materials within BioInnovation |
Important results from the project
The project successfully met all goals, including developing and refining business models with fibre-based reusable packaging in e-commerce and industrial sectors. Enhanced packaging solutions were tested and validated commercially, showing significant environmental benefits. The fibre-based packaging solutions for industrial warehouses of garments and mining systems, were also developed and tested. All results achieved equal or higher TRL and MRL than planed.
Expected long term effects
The industrial partners intend to establish a new international standard for rod packaging, replacing plastic with fibre-based alternatives, offering broad environmental benefits. Packaging solutions for industrial warehouses enable reusable packaging, reducing material consumption by up to 80% and improving ergonomics. Success across various sectors demonstrates potential and viability, which will accelerate market acceptance of fibre-based reusable packaging.
Approach and implementation
The project began with definitions of packaging demonstrators of three end-use cases, reusable packaging for e-commerce, sustainable endcap for rod, and reusable packaging for warehouses. This was followed by prioritization with help of business models for the respective demonstrators. Materials and designs of the packaging demonstrators were developed and evaluated through field test in real environment. Their environmental impacts compared to existing solutions were evaluated with help LCA.