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4 Steps to a Sustainable Transport Packaging Solution

Logistics Business Magazine

Using software -based life cycle assessments, companies can determine the environmental impact of different types of packaging over their entire life cycle – from raw material extraction to production, transport and use to disposal. In addition, companies can offset the initial higher costs and save disposal costs.

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Understanding Reverse Logistics: Turning Challenges into Opportunities

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To recover value or ensure proper disposal. Recycling and Disposal Companies collect used products for proper recycling or disposal, ensuring environmental compliance. Proper recycling and disposal reduce waste and contribute to a positive brand image. What is Reverse Logistics?

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What are Reverse Logistics?

Logistics Bureau

Looking to real-life examples for inspiration, we can ask, ‘Who does reverse logistics well?’ For regulators and the public, reverse logistics may be judged by how safe and how green the process is, for example, recycling products instead of throwing them into a landfill. Persuade the customer otherwise.

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The Greenest Mile: Planning’s Role in Supply Chain Sustainability

Logistics Viewpoints

For example, confectioner Mars is building deeper relationships with fewer palm oil suppliers to increase their ability to monitor and impact deforestation. These examples address the source, make, and deliver areas of supply chain. Proper disposal can cause downstream issues. But what about the role of planning?

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Preventing Shipment Rejections During Produce Season

Trinity Logistics

For example, the product could be what they asked for but the wrong amount or the product could be completely different. You can reroute the shipment to a different facility that will accept it, donate the shipment, or have the carrier dispose of it. When your produce is determined to be unsalvageable, it may be best to dispose of it.

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The Circular Supply Chain: A Push for Sustainability

Logistics Viewpoints

For example, Mars is looking at climate action, no poverty, and partnerships as part of its sustainability plans. According to Mr. Skrovan, a circular economy is the transformation from “make, use, dispose” to “make, use, recover, reuse, reclaim.” This way of thinking is certainly not unique to Intel.

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What is Reverse Logistics?

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According to the Council of Logistics Management, it is “the process of planning, implementing, and controlling the efficient, cost effective flow of raw materials, in-process inventory, finished goods and related information from the point of consumption to the point of origin for the purpose of recapturing value or proper disposal.