Packaging Optimisation & Design

Our Packaging Optimisation Toolkit is aimed at smaller Members, who may not have any in-house packaging expertise. It will guide you on how to develop and implement a packaging strategy to improve packaging systems and reduce costs, providing sample design briefs and checklists, as well as details of additional supports available to you.

Our Packaging technology team works directly with Members, carrying our FREE, confidential, on-site surveys, with a detailed report, highlighting the opportunities to optimise packaging, prevent waste, maximise recycling and reduce overall costs.

We partner with Members to create Packaging optimisation case studies, detailing projects across a range of industries that resulted in reduced input packaging on supplied goods, reduced packaging on finished products or reuse of packaging in order to reduce waste. These case studies demonstrate how Repak Members have implemented ‘best practise’ initiatives to reduce the amount of packaging they place on the Irish market.

This new Design for Recycling Guide, offers a comprehensive insight into how packaging materials are collected, sorted and reprocessed, to inform the design of packaging for the Circular Economy. Version 2 provides information on changes to our reporting categories and advice for the design of flexible plastic packaging

The Packaging Cost Savings Calculator is a resource which highlights the potential savings that Members can make by removing or reducing any unnecessary packaging from both packaging systems and products. Calculations are based on findings from an independent report by Dr. Pat McCloughan of PMCA Economic Consulting.

Our Guide to Returnable & Reusable Packaging offers businesses guidance on the different types of returnable packaging systems such as crates and pallet pooling systems. In addition it highlights the issues to consider before choosing returnable packaging and includes a number of case studies from service providers.