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 (Author and Speaker)
, Matthias Prandtstetter
, Martin Reinthaler
, Bin Hu
, Sarah Pfoser (Author and Speaker)
, Manuela Brandner

Integrated Energy Systems

University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria

Research output: Chapter in Book or Conference Proceedings › Conference Proceedings with Oral Presentation › 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: Advancing Sustainable and Inclusive Mobility
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the 10th TRA Conference, 2024, Dublin, Ireland - Volume 4: Clean Energy Transition
Editors	Ciaran McNally, Páraic Carroll, Beatriz Martinez-Pastor, Bidisha Ghosh, Marina Efthymiou, Nikolaos Valantasis-Kanellos
Pages	636-642
Number of pages	7
Edition	1
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-031-95284-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-95284-5_91
Publication status	Published - 19 Jul 2025
Event	Transport Research Arena TRA 2024 - Dublin, Ireland Duration: 15 Apr 2024 → 18 Apr 2024 https://www.traconference.eu/

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Mobility
Volume	Part F658

Conference

Conference	Transport Research Arena TRA 2024
Abbreviated title	TRA 2024
Country/Territory	Ireland
City	Dublin
Period	15/04/24 → 18/04/24
Internet address	https://www.traconference.eu/

UN SDGs

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

SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

Research Field

Transport Optimisation and Energy Logistics

Keywords

circular economy
reusable packaging
transport chains
logistics 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. Ghosh, M. Efthymiou, & N. Valantasis-Kanellos (Eds.), Transport Transitions: Advancing Sustainable and Inclusive Mobility: Proceedings of the 10th TRA Conference, 2024, Dublin, Ireland - Volume 4: Clean Energy Transition (1 ed., pp. 636-642). (Lecture Notes in Mobility; Vol. Part F658). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-95284-5_91

Ponweiser, Wolfgang ; Prandtstetter, Matthias ; Reinthaler, Martin et al. / Circularity of Reusable Packaging. Transport Transitions: Advancing Sustainable and Inclusive Mobility: Proceedings of the 10th TRA Conference, 2024, Dublin, Ireland - Volume 4: Clean Energy Transition. editor / Ciaran McNally ; Páraic Carroll ; Beatriz Martinez-Pastor ; Bidisha Ghosh ; Marina Efthymiou ; Nikolaos Valantasis-Kanellos. 1. ed. 2025. pp. 636-642 (Lecture Notes in Mobility).

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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 Ghosh, M Efthymiou & N Valantasis-Kanellos (eds), Transport Transitions: Advancing Sustainable and Inclusive Mobility: Proceedings of the 10th TRA Conference, 2024, Dublin, Ireland - Volume 4: Clean Energy Transition. 1 edn, Lecture Notes in Mobility, vol. Part F658, pp. 636-642, Transport Research Arena TRA 2024, Dublin, Ireland, 15/04/24. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-95284-5_91

Circularity of Reusable Packaging. / Ponweiser, Wolfgang (Author and Speaker); Prandtstetter, Matthias; Reinthaler, Martin et al.
Transport Transitions: Advancing Sustainable and Inclusive Mobility: Proceedings of the 10th TRA Conference, 2024, Dublin, Ireland - Volume 4: Clean Energy Transition. ed. / Ciaran McNally; Páraic Carroll; Beatriz Martinez-Pastor; Bidisha Ghosh; Marina Efthymiou; Nikolaos Valantasis-Kanellos. 1. ed. 2025. p. 636-642 (Lecture Notes in Mobility; Vol. Part F658).

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