Joint Initiative - Options for humanitarian packaging reuse, repurposing and recycling

Summary

This guidance document titled 'Options for Humanitarian Packaging Reuse, Repurposing, and Recycling' (July 2023) outlines sustainable packaging waste management strategies and initiatives to enhance resource efficiency in humanitarian operations.

Content

This document was prepared by the Joint Initiative’s secretariat as part of its ongoing commitment to promoting more responsible and sustainable packaging practices.

Part of the solution is to look at waste differently, avoiding the paradox of “wasting waste” by keeping these materials in circulation as long as possible. Packaging waste can become a resource for other productive use. This document lists initiatives of humanitarian packaging reusing, repurposing, and recycling. 

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