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Website: https://boomerangpack.eu

Your name: Marc Engelmann, Christian Putz, Katharina Kreutzer

Role/position/responsibilities: Founder

Contact: info@boomerangpack.eu

Your product or service: Reusable Packaging for E-Commerce. Also setting up a deposit infrastructure and a SaaS solution for digital deposit and return model.

Soft or hard packaging: Both

Year of market launch: 2022

Available in the following countries: DE and growing

Current return system/locations: Public mailboxes

App-based solution(s): Web application managing the tracking of packaging, the fulfillment of orders, incentives and user access

Packaging ID: Barcode

Examples of e-commerce companies: Dirts, Kaala and Hutch&Putch

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The 4 elements that solves the problemsof reusable containers in parcel logistics

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BOOXit reusable containers for parcel logistics

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BOOXit reusable containers for parcel logistics

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BOOXit is the first reusable packaging system in parcel logistics, that can reduce costs by 30% and more compared to cardbord boxes due to automation, robotics and digitalization.
Loss and retransport costs are solved by automation, robotics and digitalization.
You want to know more about it, how it works, ROI or transformation process? email to peter@entenfellner.at

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1. Click on a + in one of the columnns on the right corresponding to the type of actor that suits you most.
2. Copy and paste the template below into your post.
3. Fill in your information.

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Website: Link to your website
Your Name: Your name
Your Role/position:
Contact: email address/telephone no.
Your product or service:

Questions for suppliers of reusable packaging and operators of reusable packaging systems:

Soft or hard packaging:
Year of market launch:
Available in the following countries:
Current return system/locations:
Ideas for future return system solutions:
App-based solution(s): e.g. for incentives/deposit; tracking; registered users; etc.
Packaging ID: yes/no/which kind
Current number of e-commerce companies using your product/service:
Examples of e-commerce companies using your product/service:
Challenges: your biggest challenges

Questions for everyone:

Other exciting projects: Links to other projects
Looking for: e.g. support or networking in relation to ...
Offering: e.g. support and experience in certain areas

Click upload and you're done! :-)

The padlet can only be accessed by those who have the link to the padlet. It cannot be found freely on the internet.

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This padlet serves as a digital platform for presenting reusable shipping packaging systems and connecting players for mainstreaming reusable shipping packaging systems in online retail.

Find more information about the BMBF-funded research project "praxpack - User-integrated development and testing of business models for reusable packaging solutions in online retailing" by clicking the picture above.

If you have any questions related to praxpack or the padlet email us at praxpack@oekopol.de or give us a call +49 (0)40 39 10 02 0.

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Online retailing has been growing continuously in Germany and Europe for years. Typically, products in online retailing are packed in single-use shipping packaging, which is disposed of by the consumer upon receipt of the goods.

This linear packaging system results in a high resource consumption and a corresponding amount of waste: According to the current state of research, private end consumers in Germany produce over 750,000 tonnes of paper, cardboard or paperboard packaging and over 50,000 tonnes of plastic packaging from online retailing per year. A further growth of approximately 20% by 2020 is expected.

If this trend is to be broken, innovative solutions at system level as well as adjustments to the business models are urgently required.

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Online retailing has been growing continuously in Germany and Europe for years. Typically, products in online retailing are packed in single-use shipping packaging, which is disposed of by the consumer upon receipt of the goods.

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Ökopol – Institut für Ökologie und Politik GmbH

Avocado Store GmbH

OTTO GmbH & Co. KG

Tchibo GmbH

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Ökopol - Institute for Environmental Strategies

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Ökopol - Institute for Environmental Strategies

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Dr.-Ing. Till Zimmermann

Head of Resources and Circular Economy
Project lead praxpack

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Website: https://www.rhinopaq.com/
Your Name: Matthias Thesing
Your Role/position: Co-Founder
Contact: matthias@rhinopaq.com

Your product or service: we provide reusable packagings which are returned via the public mailboxes

Soft or hard packaging: hard packaging
Year of market launch: 2021
Available in the following countries: Germany
Current return system/locations: public mailboxes
Ideas for future return system solutions: drugstores, supermarkets, gas stations etc.
App-based solution(s): no application required
Packaging ID: yes
Current number of e-commerce companies using your product/service: 5
Examples of e-commerce companies using your product/service: https://www.ananas.shop/
Challenges: the high costs to return the packages

Looking for: network partners / contacts to companies with a broad store infrastructure (e.g. drugstores, supermarkets...)
Offering: open mindset / first experience with reusable packaging solutions

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Ökopol – Institute for Environmental Strategies

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Ökopol – Institute for Environmental Strategies

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Lisa Rödig - Environmental Scientist

Head of the division "Environmentally sound products and prduct systems"

About:

Head of the cooperation lab in praxpack

Expert for ECOS - Environmental Coalition on Standards on reusable packaging systems: Revision of the PPWD 2022 and development of related standards

Project lead "Promotion of reusable packaging systems to reduce packaging consumption –
Possible measures for the establishment,
dissemination and optimisation of reuse systems" for the German Umweltbundesamt

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Website: www.heycircle.de
Your Name: Doris Diebold
Your Role/position/responsibilities: Founder
Contact: doris@heycircle.com

Your product or service: innovative reusable shipping box & bag combined with an IT Cloud plattform for circularity

Soft or hard packaging: both
Year of market launch: 2022
Available in the following countries: DE, DACH and growing
Current return system/locations: "digital deposit" > due when packaging is not returned
Ideas for future return system solutions: pooling at supermarkets, drugstores, gas stations...
App-based solution(s): PlugIns, APIs and Cloud Plattform featuring UX Experience, packaging & goods matching, deposit handling, CO2 and box tracking etc.
Packaging ID: yes, GTIN Barcode & QR Code
Challenges: empty return costs > therefore return pooling in planning

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Ökopol – Institute for Environmental Strategies

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Ökopol – Institute for Environmental Strategies

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Anna Falkenstein - Sustainability Scientist

Specialized in environmentally sound products and product systems as well as circular economy

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Website: www.repack.com

Your Name: Jonne Hellgren

Your Role: CEO

Contact: jonne@repack.com

Your product or service: Reusable packaging services for online retailers.

Soft or hard packaging: Three soft bags, one hard box, all foldable in letter size.

Year of market launch: 2014

Available in the following countries: EU, UK and the US

Current return system/locations:  Every postbox in the world, selected participating physical stores

Ideas for future return system solutions: Stores, locker services, postal channels, dedicated return points

App-based solution(s): WMS system so manage the cycles, rUX for end-users to collect rewards, give feedback et.

Packaging ID: Yes, Barcode/QR/RFID

Current number of e-commerce companies using your product/service: 250 customers+

Examples of e-commerce companies using your product/service: Oysho, Gina Tricot, Blissim

Challenges: Unit economics don’t scale

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Website:  www.xpack.net

Your Name: Lothar Preis

Your Role: CEO

Contact: communication@xpack.net

Your product or service: We are a system provider for circular packaging and help you minimise your CO2 footprint and trash. On top of that we enable IoT for your logistics chain and support this process with our IT services. All our xpacks can be customised with individual sensors and are adaptable to your needs.

Soft or hard packaging: hard packaging with variable, expandable volume, avoiding empty space and high tara

Year of market launch: 2018

Available in the following countries: Germany

Current return system/locations: exclusively by CEP

App-based solution(s): web application managing the tracking of packaging, the fulfillment of orders, incentives and user access

Packaging ID: Yes, Barcode/QR/RFID

Current number of e-commerce companies using your product/service: +250 customers

Examples of e-commerce companies using your product/service: crewline.de, Kaasen Medizintechnik, Herr-von-Barf, Auto Tiemeyer Gruppe

Challenges: funding :)

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Website: getravioli.de
Your Name: Can Olcer
Role: Co-founder
Contact: can@getravioli.de

Your product or service: Re-usable shipping boxes for e-commerce

Soft or hard packaging: Hard
Year of market launch: 2022
Available in the following countries: Germany
Current return system/locations: DHL Paketshops
App-based solution(s): Not initially
Packaging ID: Not initially
Current number of e-commerce companies using your product/service: 1
Examples of e-commerce companies using your product/service: https://www.coffee-unlimited.de
Challenges: Building return logistics infrastructure

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Website: www.mehrwegverband.de
Your Name: André Pietzke
Your Role: Vice chairman of the Executive Board
Contact: andre.pietzke@mehrwegverband.de

About:
Together, we are working on the vision of making reusable packaging solutions of all kinds user-friendly as well as economically, ecologically and socially sustainable. To do this, we connect stakeholders with each other, support the development and expansion of shared return and cleaning infrastructures and the digital ecosystem required for this. We make knowledge about reusable topics accessible. With our work, we want to sensitize consumers, businesses and politics for the topic of reusable packaging.

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Otto Group Holding /                                                   Otto (GmbH & Co KG) 

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Otto Group Holding /                                                   Otto (GmbH & Co KG) 

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www.ottogroup.com

Stefan Krantz
Head of Group Services

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Karla Jabben - Sustainability Managerin Packaging
https://www.otto.de/

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Name: circulatemore/ Nicole Seyring
Contact: nicole.seyring@circulatemore.de
Service: consultancy for circular economy, zero waste and  reusable packaging
About:
Working on several zero waste project for cities (zero waste Cologne, zero waste Munich) and companies (coordinating zero waste enterprise network in Bavaria), involved in  projects with the focus on reuse strategies, supporting the first European Platform for Reusable Packaging (Planet Reuse) and coordinating of the sub-working group on reusable packaging/refill stores within the DIN roadmap on circular economy I am interested in the latest trends and developments on reusable packaging in general including E-commerce.

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Jakob Ries-Kalteich
Logistik-Management Eigenhandel

https://www.avocadostore.de/

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Website:  www.wirkistekreis.de

Your Name: Rudolf Siegle

Your Role: CEO & FOUNDER

Your Contact: rudi@wirkistekreis.de

Your product or service: Reusable Box, Banderole, App

Soft or hard packaging: hard

Year of market launch: 2022

Available in the following countries: Europe

Current return system/locations: Retail

App-based solution(s): Customer App for incentives, Retail App for tracking

Packaging ID: Barcode

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Website: Coming soon
Your Name: Sarah Kohlen / Martin Säckl / Raphael Vogler
Your Role/position/responsibilities: 3 Founders
Contact: martin@thepackagingrevolution.de
Your product or service:

returnable shipping package for e-commerce retailers

Soft or hard packaging: mix of soft and hard components
Year of market launch: 2023
Available in the following countries: -
Current return system/locations: tbd
Ideas for future return system solutions: pooling at frequented places (shops, supermarkets, train stations), public facilities, bike couriers, deposit machines
App-based solution(s): consumer App for tracking and rewards, Web App for e-commerce customers
Packaging ID: tbd
Current number of e-commerce companies using your product/service: -
Examples of e-commerce companies using your product/service: EXIST coaching & testing with Tchibo & Avocadostore
Challenges: product development, scaling and pricing of return system

Questions:

Is DHL open for accepting the return of reusable boxes in post offices (other than post box)?

Are there any experiences with the usage of deposit machines as return stations?

Are there any experiences/negotiations with supermarket chains as return stations?

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Plug n' Play full service circular packaging concept offering both foldable returnable boxes and bags. Convenient end-user return via mailboxes and parcelshops.

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www.re-zip.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMIe5wh2yEE

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Anna Blunck
Teamlead Eigenhandel

https://www.avocadostore.de/

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Website: www.planetreuse.eu
Your Name: Dr. Anika Oppermann/ Nicole Seyring
Your Role: platform development, strategy and cooperations (Anika), content & forum management (Nicole)
Contact: info@planetreuse.eu

About: Planet Reuse is the first European online platform and network bringing together professionals to connect, learn and collaborate on the topic of reuse and reusable packaging solutions. Our vision is to facilitate the transition from linear single-use to reusable packaging systems. This will reduce our impact on natural ecosystems, dependence on finite resources and complex global supply chains, increasing the resilience of businesses. Launched in September 2022 on European level we grow fast and connect already over 100 enterprises (eeusable packaging system operators, suppliers & service providers) with the retail/FMCG sector, cities and organisation.

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BOOXit - reusable Box system for parcel service, pharma-logistics, eGrocery, Kanban

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BOOXit - reusable Box system for parcel service, pharma-logistics, eGrocery, Kanban

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contact: Dr. Peter Entenfellner
peter@entenfellner.at
+43 660 4115177

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Daniel Koltermann
Corporate Responsibility

https://www.tchibo-nachhaltigkeit.de/en

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Sina-Maria Schoenlein
Projektmanagerin Logistik und Nachhaltigkeit

https://www.tchibo-nachhaltigkeit.de/en