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Designing for an Ecommerce economy

Designing for an Ecommerce economy

We now live in a digital culture. And it has fundamentally shifted the shopping and packaging experience from the corner store (1900’s) to the store and the door (1990’s).  Key examples include companies that have embraced the change – Warby...

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Sustainable reverse logistics

Sustainable reverse logistics

Reverse logistics. Chances are you’ve heard this term before. But, sustainable reverse logistics? Stop right there. We know reverse logistics involves providing easy ecommerce return policies for your customers. But where does the sustainability piece...

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Consumer behavior change & reuse

Consumer behavior change & reuse

Consumer behavior is sometimes a mystery, but for the most part, it’s pretty predictable. Influencing consumer behavior, or rather consumer behavior change, however, is where the real riddle is. It isn’t impossible, though. We see it all the time...

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The Reusies: the award ceremony for reuse

The Reusies: the award ceremony for reuse

On September 30th, Upstream and Closed Loop Partners held their first-ever national reuse awards ceremony complete with an invigorating panel discussion, inspiring award winners, and a VIP after-party. Host, Danni Washington, TV personality...

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Reusable packaging for holiday shipping

Reusable packaging for holiday shipping

Photo by Gabriel Garcia Marengo on Unsplash “Good luck getting your holiday gifts delivered on time this year. You’ll need it,” writes Chris Isadore in an October 2020 CNN Business article. He adds, “Demand for shipping has reached levels they didn’t expect...

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August giveback: center for ecoliteracy

August giveback: center for ecoliteracy

LimeLoop Gives Back Gearing up for the start of school and hybrid work, also means inspiring new methods, mindsets, and systems as both schools and companies continue to adapt. Recently, the World Economic Forum (WEF) released a report concluding, “If the...

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Celebrating black history month

Celebrating black history month

In 1966, Mary Van Brittan Brown, feeling unsafe alone in her apartment in Queens, New York, created a camera “that could slide into and look through four peepholes in her front door.” The feed from this camera, then, appeared on a monitor so that she could...

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IPIC physical internet start-up award winner

IPIC physical internet start-up award winner

In June, 400 participants across the transport, supply chain and logistics global community discussed the problems within the supply chain and logistics systems and offered their Physical Internet solutions.  It was the 8th annual IPIC (International...

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Profit & planet: reuse and reverse logistics at scale

Profit & planet: reuse and reverse logistics at scale

When co-founders, CEO Ashley Etling and CTO Chantal Emmanuel, first started LimeLoop, they shared a frustration around single-use packaging and its effects on not only the environment but the economy, too. To combat single-use packaging waste, LimeLoop raised $100k,...

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