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Replenish tackles our wasteful packaging system with a multi-purpose reusable bottling platform.
“We need a better cleaner in a smarter bottle." Replenish
Replenish produces fully customisable plastic packaging, replacing single-use products with refill bottles that can be used with multiple concentrated liquids ranging from cleaners to skincare.
Many of the cleaning products we buy are mostly water with only a small amount of active ingredient contained within single-use plastic packaging. In fact, a typical bottle of cleaner is 90% water and less than 10% actual valuable ingredients.
Replenish tackles this wasteful system with its multi-purpose reusable bottling platform. The LA-based company is an excellent example of the circular economy because their:
products have the potential to last a lifetime
system is compatible with a wide variety of liquid products, both their own and other brands
ingredients are 99% plant-derived
Replenish’s reusable spray bottles attach to pods with liquid concentrates ranging from cleaning to personal care meaning you use one bottle for a variety of purposes.
Concentrate liquids are dispensed directly from a refill pod into a measuring cup inside a reusable bottle. The user just has to squeeze the refill pod until the measuring cup is full, turn over and add water. One pod is the equivalent of six bottles – cutting the amount of plastic packaging by 90%.
“Reusable packaging is a USD 10+ billion innovation opportunity that can deliver significant user and business benefits.”
Refill systems like Replenish’s reduce energy, plastic waste and carbon dioxide emissions by 80-90 percent compared to one-use bottles. They also avoid the need to transport water over great distances.
Because other companies can white-label their products, the system allows new businesses to save on development costs, and get their products to market faster. For customers, it’s empowering to choose a product which reduces their plastic footprint, as well as paying less for the products in the long term.
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation works to accelerate the transition to a circular economy. We develop and promote the idea of a circular economy, and work with business, academia, policymakers, and institutions to mobilise systems solutions at scale, globally.
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