###### 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](/content/framework/compostable-parts/index.html) | No | No | Only some | No |
| [Fully Compostable Packaging](/content/framework/fully-compostable/index.html) | No | No | Yes | No |
| [Partly Recyclable Packaging](/content/framework/partly-recyclable-packaging/index.html) | Only some | No | No | No |
| [Widely Recyclable Packaging](/content/framework/widely-recyclable-packaging/index.html) | Yes | No | No | No |
| [Partly Recycled Packaging](/content/framework/partly-recycled-packaging/index.html) | No | Only some | No | No |
| [Fully Recycled Packaging](/content/framework/fully-recycled-product/index.html) | No | Yes | No | No |
| [Refill Solution](/content/framework/refill-solution/index.html) | No | No | No | Yes (at least some) |

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