{"id":34484,"date":"2025-04-25T15:50:39","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T19:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/?page_id=34484"},"modified":"2025-04-25T15:50:39","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T19:50:39","slug":"reusable-packaging-resource-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/materials-management\/reusable-packaging-resource-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Reusable Packaging Resource Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id34484_9bbf2d-d2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id34484_9bbf2d-d2 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id34484_9bbf2d-d2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kb-row-layout-id34484_9bbf2d-d2 > .kt-row-column-wrap > 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class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/materials-management\/reuse-models-and-case-studies\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"935\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2022\/06\/Reusable-container-1024x935.jpg\" alt=\"Reusable container\" class=\"wp-image-26870\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2022\/06\/Reusable-container-1024x935.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2022\/06\/Reusable-container-300x274.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2022\/06\/Reusable-container-768x701.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2022\/06\/Reusable-container-105x96.jpg 105w, 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has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/materials-management\/reuse-models-and-case-studies\/\">Reuse Models and Case Studies<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column34484_5ccfd5-bd > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column34484_5ccfd5-bd > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column34484_5ccfd5-bd > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column34484_5ccfd5-bd > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column34484_5ccfd5-bd > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column34484_5ccfd5-bd > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column34484_5ccfd5-bd{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column34484_5ccfd5-bd > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column34484_5ccfd5-bd > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column34484_5ccfd5-bd\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/materials-management\/reusable-packaging-resources\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2021\/08\/book-pages-small.jpg\" alt=\"Pages of book\" class=\"wp-image-24611\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2021\/08\/book-pages-small.jpg 600w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2021\/08\/book-pages-small-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2021\/08\/book-pages-small-105x70.jpg 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href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/materials-management\/reusable-packaging-how-to-guide-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1007\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2022\/05\/Reusable-Packaging-How-to-guide-scaled-e1653596402782-1024x1007.jpg\" alt=\"Reusable Packaging Guide\" class=\"wp-image-26701\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2022\/05\/Reusable-Packaging-How-to-guide-scaled-e1653596402782-1024x1007.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2022\/05\/Reusable-Packaging-How-to-guide-scaled-e1653596402782-300x295.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2022\/05\/Reusable-Packaging-How-to-guide-scaled-e1653596402782-768x755.jpg 768w, 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This guide was created by members of the Materials Management Research Group to help businesses and individuals navigate participating in a reusable packaging system. The information contained in this resource guide represents a years\u2019 worth of stakeholder informed research that engaged industry professionals, state officials and waste managers from Maine and around the country to understand what makes reusable packaging systems successful and how those systems might work in Maine. Within this guide, you will find several reports and papers that attempt answer questions like \u201cWhy focus on reusable packaging?\u201d, \u201cHow do reusable packaging systems work?\u201d, and \u201cWhat are the major barriers to starting reusable packaging?\u201d. The researchers have also compiled a list of resources that readers can use to learn more about specific programs as well as 4 case studies on the most common models of reusable packaging identified this study.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you would like to \u00a0learn more about reusable packaging systems or are interested in starting your own, you can reach Cynthia Isenhour at <a href=\"mailto:Cynthia.isenhour@maine.edu\">Cynthia.isenhour@maine.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reuse Models and Case Studies Reusable Packaging Resources Project Reports and Editorials Reusables How-To Guide Welcome to the Reusable Takeout Packaging Resource Guide. This guide was created by members of the Materials Management Research Group to help businesses and individuals navigate participating in a reusable packaging system. 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