Solution: Refillable packaging for takeaway food. Owner: Pyxo. Circular Strategy: Refill.
Description
Pyxo is a start-up that offers a service that makes it easy to reuse food storage containers. Customers can borrow a free returnable container from a restaurant or food service with the Pyxo app. The customers can enjoy their meal and return the container to a restaurant or a nearby drop off location.
Location
Paris, lle-de-France, France.
Scale
From 2023, the start-up expects to work with 2,000 points of sales in the restaurant industry alone.
Potential circular economy impact
80% of ocean pollution comes from packaging from the food and restauration industries. This solution aims to prevent this by offering a reusable alternative to food packaging. The Pyxobox also lasts a long time, with a 10-year guarantee. It is also recyclable at the end of its life.
What’s involved?
People: Partner restaurants; collection team; cleaning team; someone to monitor demand, collection, and cleaning.
Resources: Pyxobox.
Technology: QR code system; website.
Implementation: Find restaurants to partner with; deliver the containers; set-up collection spots for the containers; monitor the collection and delivery of the containers; ensure restaurants have procured the right cleaning companies.