UPS Packaging Design And Testing Enables Launch Of First-Of-Its-Kind Reusable Consumer Packaging Solution
24 Janvier 2019 - 11:30AM
UPS (NYSE: UPS) has joined the coalition of the world’s largest
consumer product companies and international recycling leader
TerraCycle to unveil an innovative new reusable and returnable
system for managing consumer product packaging. The system,
entitled Loop™, will be tested in Paris and New York as a first
step toward full implementation in consumer markets.
The ground-breaking Loop system eliminates the reliance on
single-use packaging for consumer goods. Consumers will be offered
a variety of products in customized, brand-specific, durable
packaging that is delivered directly to customers, then collected,
cleaned, refilled and redelivered.
“Loop will not just eliminate the idea of packaging waste,
but greatly improve the product experience and shopping
convenience,” said TerraCycle CEO Tom Szaky.
Loop products will be delivered and picked up via a system
designed by TerraCycle and UPS, representing the latest advances in
TerraCycle’s long-standing partnership with UPS, a logistics leader
and packaging expert.
“Innovation is key to everything we do at UPS, and we are
thrilled to support TerraCycle with packaging design for the Loop
tote, as well as pickup and delivery services for Loop customers,”
said UPS Chief Sales and Solutions Officer, Kate Gutmann. “As a
leader in environmental sustainability, and a champion and catalyst
for a circular economy, UPS looks forward to helping to bring Loop
to life.”
Loop customers will receive durable, reusable or fully
recyclable packaging made from materials such as alloys, glass and
engineered plastics. Even the outer shipping container is part of
the design innovation; a state-of-the art shipping tote will
eliminate the need for single-use boxes and offer consumers an
elegant solution that reduces waste.
Purpose-Built and Designed by the UPS Package Design and Test
Lab UPS and TerraCycle collaborated to design outer packaging
that can handle liquids, dry goods and personal care products, with
protective dividers inside, using materials that offer easy
cleaning for reuse. The UPS Package Design and Test Lab helped to
custom design and test packaging to be appealing to consumers, yet
durable enough to be used time and again. The UPS Lab is certified
by the International Safe Transit Association (ISTA) to conduct
ISTA package integrity testing procedures.
During the design and testing, UPS identified solutions to
mitigate the following:
- Materials breakdowns
- Product leaks
- Exterior packaging design that showed signs of fatigue after
limited use
- Scratches on metal containers caused by metal closures.
Recommendations provided by the UPS Lab to TerraCycle included
multi-threaded closures for product containers, a modified capping
approach to reduce the risk of leaking products, and custom
dividers within the Loop tote to better hold products in place
during transit, among others.
Additionally, the UPS Package Design and Test Lab implemented
rigorous real-world shipment tests to gather insights into how the
durable and reusable Loop tote could withstand high-volume shipping
through UPS’s network of highly automated, global distribution
facilities. “UPS helped TerraCycle to design the exterior and
interior of the Loop tote container in ways we could never have
done ourselves. Expert UPS testing also helped us to provide
feedback to Loop consumer packaged goods partners regarding the
primary packaging of products within the tote,” said TerraCycle
Chief Design Junkie, Tiffany Threadgould.
The pilot tests planned for Paris and New York in 2019 will help
refine the process, with additional feedback from consumer
experience data.
Decades of Packaging Design Expertise The UPS Package
Design and Test Lab in Addison, Illinois helps UPS customers in a
wide variety of industries optimize and protect their goods, and
reduce waste, by implementing better packaging solutions. The UPS
Lab team holds five packaging design patents and has established
test practices and viable solutions to address a wide array of
needs, including cold-chain packaging for food and pharmaceutical
companies.
The UPS Package Design and Test Lab’s highly specialized
equipment mimics the “shake, rattle and roll” effect of high-speed
conveyors found in transportation hubs and on commercial delivery
vehicles. In addition to durability, the Lab Engineers evaluate
packaging materials to identify stable, efficient,
environmentally-conscious solutions.
About UPS
UPS (NYSE: UPS) is a global leader in logistics, offering a
broad range of solutions including transporting packages and
freight; facilitating international trade, and deploying advanced
technology to more efficiently manage the world of business. UPS is
committed to operating more sustainably – for customers, the
environment and the communities we serve around the world. Learn
more about our efforts at ups.com/sustainability. Headquartered in
Atlanta, UPS serves more than 220 countries and territories
worldwide. The company can be found on the web at ups.com and its
corporate blog can be found at longitudes.ups.com. The company’s
eNewsletter, UPS® Horizons, can be found at
ups.com/sustainabilitynewsletter. To get UPS news direct, follow
@UPS_News on Twitter.
Glenn Zaccara
404-828-4663
gzaccara@ups.com
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