A world without waste is the mission. so why start with packaging?
Every year, the U.S. sends 165 billion single-use packages into the world. yet only 2% ARE REUSED.
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WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?
Laid end to end, it takes about 13 million packages to stretch across the United States, coast to coast. Which means that 165 billion single-use packages can cover the U.S. 13,000 times. Yes, thirteen thousand times. And this simply need not be.
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WHERE DO THEY ALL GO?
Landfills. Or the ocean. Even when we think we’re recycling them. (Don’t kill the messenger.) When you consider there’s 300 million Americans, the math says each of us uses 550 single-use packages a year. Yes it’s an average, but still. It’s crazy, right?
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WHY SHOULD WE CARE?
Whether cardboard or plastic, single-use packaging drives a broken, linear system. Cardboard requires resources and recycling, but most often ends up in the landfill. Plastic pollutes and depletes. Both suffocate the planet and contribute to climate change.
Recycling takes energy, often ends up in landfills, or gets shipped overseas. LimeLoop offers a smarter way forward that keeps materials in use, and waste out of the equation.
Twice the Use, Half the Waste.
We produce enough single-use packages each year to stretch across the U.S. 13,000 times—an overwhelming amount of waste. By doubling the life of 165 billion packages, we could save 225 trillion liters of water, protect seven billion square meters of land, and cut 13.1 billion metric tons of CO₂ emissions. To realize a sustainable future, packaging reuse isn’t just smart, it’s essential.
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Reusing a package just once saves the equivalent of 1 dishwasher load of water! Saving about 10 liters of water.
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Reusing just one cardboard box saves the equivalent of a dining table’s worth of land—helping preserve forests, wildlife, and vital ecosystems with every shipment.
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Reusing just one cardboard box once cuts its carbon footprint in half—saving 0.5 to 1 kg CO₂e. That’s the same as making 40 cups of coffee.
THank you
FIRST package loop members
Every innovation requires its pioneers to light the way. The Package Loop is new, but growing fast, and the first members are in our debt. From local Etsy makers to household-name brands, we envision a future on a horizon not far away where every company is doing this. Where every consumer knows about it. Where every company with integrity sees no downside to slapping a simple QR code on each package and giving people a chance to prove they care and list it on The Exchange. Why not? Good question. Let’s build better.
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