Refill Solution | Provenance Framework
Sustainable Development Goals
Proof Point Level
Product
What are the requirements for this Proof Point?
Criteria
The packaging must meet one of the following criteria:
- Shoppers can purchase a refill of the same product
- Shoppers can take the packaging to a store to be refilled with the same product
- Shoppers can return the empty packaging so that it can be reused by the brand
- The product is designed to refill existing packaging
Additionally
- The refill's packaging recyclability must be the same or better than the original's packaging
Information you'll need to share in this Proof Point
- Specify how the packaging should be reused
What documents do I need to supply?
Evidence should strongly support the claim and will be made publicly available
- Website link with refills or explaining refill model
- The evidence will need to state the recyclability of the refill solution and how it compares to the original
Who can verify this Proof Point?
Verifiers are third parties who can confirm the validity of a given Proof Point
- Service provider if using an external service for reuse
Other Proof Points in this category
| The packaging’s components… | can be separated and placed in a recycling bin | are made from materials that have been used before | can be placed in the compost bin to decompose (home or industrial) | can be refilled and used again (for the same purpose) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compostable Packaging Parts | No | No | Only some | No |
| Fully Compostable Packaging | No | No | Yes | No |
| Partly Recyclable Packaging | Only some | No | No | No |
| Widely Recyclable Packaging | Yes | No | No | No |
| Partly Recycled Packaging | No | Only some | No | No |
| Fully Recycled Packaging | No | Yes | No | No |
| Refill Solution | No | No | No | Yes (at least some) |