Reduction of CO2 Emissions Through Reusable Packaging

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

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-95284-5_55

Reduction of CO2 Emissions Through Reusable Packaging

Matthias Prandtstetter (Autor:in und Vortragende:r)
, Wolfgang Ponweiser
, Martin Reinthaler
, Bin Hu
, Manuela Brandner
, Sarah Pfoser

Integrated Energy Systems

Upper Austria University of Applied Sciences

Publikation: Beitrag in Buch oder Tagungsband › Vortrag mit Beitrag in Tagungsband › Begutachtung

Abstract

Within this paper, we present a case study on the potential CO2 emission savings related to the employment of reusable packaging in the Courier, Express, Parcel (CEP) sector. We show an a hypothetical, yet realistic example the potential savings when the delivery of empty boxes (packages) to shippers and the delivery of full boxes to customers is combined with each other. In addition, the number of waste collection tours for paper/cardboard can be reduced. A reduction of up to 90% of transport related CO2 emissions seems to be realistic.

Originalsprache	Englisch
Titel	Transport Transitions: Advancing Sustainable and Inclusive Mobility
Untertitel	Proceedings of the 10th TRA Conference, 2024, Dublin, Ireland - Volume 4: Clean Energy Transition
Redakteure/-innen	Ciaran McNally, Páraic Carroll, Beatriz Martinez-Pastor, Bidisha Ghosh, Marina Efthymiou, Nikolaos Valantasis-Kanellos
Seiten	395-401
Seitenumfang	7
ISBN (elektronisch)	978-3-031-95284-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-95284-5_55
Publikationsstatus	Veröffentlicht - 19 Juli 2025
Veranstaltung	Transport Research Arena TRA 2024 - Dublin, Irland Dauer: 15 Apr. 2024 → 18 Apr. 2024 https://www.traconference.eu/

Publikationsreihe

Name	Lecture Notes in Mobility
Band	Part F658

Konferenz

Konferenz	Transport Research Arena TRA 2024
Kurztitel	TRA 2024
Land/Gebiet	Irland
Stadt	Dublin
Zeitraum	15/04/24 → 18/04/24
Internetadresse	https://www.traconference.eu/

Research Field

Transport Optimisation and Energy Logistics

UN SDGs

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Reduction of CO2 emissions through reusable packaging
Prandtstetter, M. (Vortragender), Ponweiser, W. (Autor), Reinthaler, M. (Autor), Hu, B. (Autor), Brandner, M. (Autor) & Pfoser, S. (Autor)
16 Apr. 2024
Aktivität: Vortrag ohne Tagungsband / Vorlesung › Präsentation auf einer wissenschaftlichen Konferenz / Workshop

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Prandtstetter, M., Ponweiser, W., Reinthaler, M., Hu, B., Brandner, M., & Pfoser, S. (2025). Reduction of CO2 Emissions Through Reusable Packaging. in C. McNally, P. Carroll, B. Martinez-Pastor, B. Ghosh, M. Efthymiou, & N. Valantasis-Kanellos (Hrsg.), Transport Transitions: Advancing Sustainable and Inclusive Mobility: Proceedings of the 10th TRA Conference, 2024, Dublin, Ireland - Volume 4: Clean Energy Transition (S. 395-401). (Lecture Notes in Mobility; Band Part F658). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-95284-5_55

Prandtstetter, Matthias ; Ponweiser, Wolfgang ; Reinthaler, Martin et al. / Reduction of CO2 Emissions Through Reusable Packaging. Transport Transitions: Advancing Sustainable and Inclusive Mobility: Proceedings of the 10th TRA Conference, 2024, Dublin, Ireland - Volume 4: Clean Energy Transition. Hrsg. / Ciaran McNally ; Páraic Carroll ; Beatriz Martinez-Pastor ; Bidisha Ghosh ; Marina Efthymiou ; Nikolaos Valantasis-Kanellos. 2025. S. 395-401 (Lecture Notes in Mobility).

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