The 'Miniml' line of home and personal care products from Yorkshire-based sustainable chemical company The Friendly Chemical Co. (FCC) has a new refill station concept. The new concept comes from a collaboration with its distribution partner Acopecia and sees new refill stations installed at the Air Ambulance Hanger Superstore in Melton Mowbray and Barnardo's Superstore Sutton Coldfield. The company reasoned that gathering the containers, cleaning them, and reusing them once again would improve the process and create a closed-loop supply chain.
"The bags we supply at the start point are 10% of the weight of the equivalent plastic jerrycan, so that’s an immediate 90% saving in plastic weight. In addition, the bags can be washed and reused multiple times and then upcycled, while the boxes can also be reused or upcycled," said Chris Warren, Fenton Packaging Solutions' sales development director.
Image Credit: The Friendly Chemical Co
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Sustainable Refill Stations
- The Friendly Chemical Co.'s new refill stations concept implemented with distribution partner Acopecia enables a closed-loop supply chain and reduces plastic waste.
- Reusable Packaging
- The use of lightweight bags that can be washed and reused multiple times, and then upcyled, allows for significant reduction in plastic weight and promotes circular economy.
- Collaborative Circular Models
- Collaboration between The Friendly Chemical Co., Acopecia, and retail partners promotes circular economy and supports the development of sustainable supply chains.
Where This Applies
- Chemical Manufacturing
- Chemical manufacturers can explore the use of sustainable materials and circular economy models to reduce waste and environmental impact.
- Retail
- Retailers can explore collaborative refill models with suppliers to reduce packaging waste and offer sustainable products to customers.
- Logistics
- Logistics companies can develop innovative solutions for collection, cleaning, and transport of reusable packaging to support sustainable supply chains.
