SECTORAL POLICIES / Environment

Report says reusable packaging is up to 85% more climate-friendly than single-use packaging

Brussels, 07/12/2020 (Agence Europe)

According to a report published on Monday 7 December by Zero Waste Europe and Reloop, in partnership with the University of Utrecht, reusable packaging has a carbon footprint up to 85% smaller than single-use packaging.

The review compares 32 Life Cycle Assessments of 11 types of packaging, and concludes that: 

- reusable glass bottles produce 85% less carbon emissions than a single-use glass bottle, 75% less than plastic (PET) and 57% less than aluminium cans; 

- a reusable plastic crate...