{"id":34479,"date":"2025-04-25T15:38:34","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T19:38:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/?page_id=34479"},"modified":"2025-04-25T15:38:34","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T19:38:34","slug":"reuse-models-and-case-studies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/materials-management\/reuse-models-and-case-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Reusable Packaging Models and Case Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This page outlines the 4 most common reusable packaging models that are used in U.S. based restaurants. Below each model description is a case study that exemplifies how that model works in practice. To skip to a specific model, click on the name below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lending Models<\/a><\/td>Deposit Models<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Purchase and Discount Models<\/a><\/td>Subscription Models<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Lending Models<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Lending models are typically run by third-party business and operate almost like a library. In this system, customers can borrow packaging for free, but must return it within a set time frame. After a grace period that lasts up to a week, the customer is charged a late fee each day until the package is returned at a drop off location or the replacement value of the container is recuperated through the fees. Below is a summary of our case study on Useful, a Boston-based reuse system that employs the lending model.<\/p>\n\n\n