The scheme eliminates the use of single-use beverage cups across all fan zones, clubs, and suites, replacing them with a closed-loop system involving more than 42,000 reusable cups.
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These innovations demonstrate significant progress in reusable packaging, contributing to waste reduction and circular economy practices. They highlight the growing trend of businesses aligning sustainability with consumer convenience, with promising adoption rates and environmental benefits.
Kansas City stadium adopts full-scale reusable cup system
GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, home to the Kansas City Chiefs, is set to implement a stadium-wide reusable cup system at all events, beginning with the home opener on Sept 14 2025. The initiative is a collaboration between the Kansas City Chiefs, Portland-based reuse logistics firm Bold Reuse, food and beverage providers Levy and Aramark Sports + Entertainment, and is supported by a grant from the Mid-America Regional Council. The scheme eliminates the use of single-use beverage cups across all fan zones, clubs, and suites, replacing them with a closed-loop system involving more than 42,000 reusable cups. These are distributed, collected after use, sanitized, and then reintroduced for future events. Souvenir cups will remain available, but all alcoholic beverages will now be served in the reusable vessels. This move expands Bold Reuse’s operations in Kansas City, following its launch of a local reuse hub in Independence, Missouri, and a similar scheme at CPKC Stadium, home of the Kansas City Current. While reuse trials have taken place at selected areas in other sporting venues, this is the first time the model has been deployed on a full-scale basis in the NFL.
The product is intended to replicate the clean feeling of a bidet while reducing the environmental impact associated with single-use hygiene items.ThePackHub
Wype's refillable cleansing gel offers alternative to disposable wipes
UK-based personal care brand Wype has developed a refillable cleansing gel designed as a sustainable alternative to disposable wet wipes. The product is intended to replicate the clean feeling of a bidet while reducing the environmental impact associated with single-use hygiene items. Wype’s concept centres on a natural, water-based gel that is applied to standard toilet paper, enhancing its cleaning effectiveness without generating the plastic waste linked to conventional wet wipes. The product comes in a durable, refillable dispenser with supplementary gel cartridges, supporting repeated use and lower packaging waste. Wype has entered into its first national in-store retail partnership with Holland & Barrett, a UK-based health and wellness retailer. The move places the refill system in more than 290 physical locations and on the retailer’s e-commerce platform, making it more widely available to consumers. Wype was founded in response to growing concerns over the environmental impact of wet wipes, which are a major contributor to sewer blockages and marine pollution.
The can is designed to be reused up to five times and the aluminum body is produced from 100% recycled content. ThePackHub
Tubex's refillable aluminum deodorant can with compressed air propellant
Tubex, based in Germany, has introduced a refillable aluminum spray can system for deodorants in collaboration with Respray Solutions. The can is designed to be reused up to five times, enabling a refill model that reduces packaging waste while encouraging repeat use. The aluminum body is produced from 100% recycled content, with half sourced directly from post-consumer collection systems (yellow bag streams). A BPA-free internal coating has been applied, anticipating both regulatory changes and consumer demand for safer material options. Unlike traditional aerosol packaging that relies on propane or butane propellants, this system uses compressed air as the propellant, lowering greenhouse gas emissions associated with product use. The innovation is presented as a complete system encompassing both the refill mechanism and can design, addressing sustainability at multiple points, materials, coatings, refill cycles, and product function.
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