Announcements and Recent Activities
JUNE 28, 2024
PR3 and Upstream are excited to announce they are the recipients of the Department of Energy’s Re-X Before Recycling prize. Upstream and PR3, close collaborators, are both leading change agencies in the reuse movement, paving the way for a more sustainable and resilient economy. Read more about the prize here.
JUNE 5, 2024
Panel Meeting: The next meeting of the PR3 Reusable Packaging System Standards Panel will be on June 25, 2024, and June 26, 2024. If you are interested in participating in the panel, please contact the PR3 team.
MAY 21, 2024
Panel Meeting: The next meeting of the PR3 Reusable Packaging System Standards Panel will be on May 28, 2024, and May 29, 2024. If you are interested in participating in the panel, please contact the PR3 team.
MAY 10, 2024
The PR3 Reusable Packaging System Standards Panel initiated the public comment period on PR3’s Container washing, inspection and packing for distribution standard (RES-002). RESOLVE’s Project Initiation Notification was published in ANSI’s Standards Action Vol. 55, No. 19. Review and add your comments here by June 24th.
APRIL 23-29, 2024
Read PR3’s recommendations for the Global Plastics Treaty.
APRIL 19, 2024
New Workgroup: The PR3 Reusable Packaging System Standards Panel launched its fourth workgroup, which will focus on revising PR3’s Digital standard (RES-004). RESOLVE’s Project Initiation Notification was published in ANSI’s Standards Action Vol. 55, No. 16.
MARCH 26, 2024
The PR3 Reusable Packaging System Standards Panel initiated a ballot on PR3’s Container washing, inspection, and packing for distribution standard (RES-002).
MARCH 21, 2024
Panel Meeting: The next meeting of the PR3 Reusable Packaging System Standards Panel will be on April 2, 2024, and April 3, 2024. If you are interested in participating in the panel, please contact the PR3 team.
JANUARY 19, 2024
Panel Meeting: The next meeting of the PR3 Reusable Packaging System Standards Panel will be on January 30, 2024, and January 31, 2024. If you are interested in participating in the panel, please contact the PR3 team.
NOVEMBER 15, 2023
INC-3 | Nairobi, Kenya
On behalf of PR3 The Global Alliance to Advance Reuse, Rémi Parmentier, submitted an intervention to the Global Plastics Treaty.
“I commend the delegations who have emphasized the need to agree to a definition of the word reuse. Such a definition must be clear and strict, in line with the Waste Management Strategy which – as several delegations have reminded – places prevention and minimization as the preferred option.
Reuse and recycling are two different things – Recycling has a role for end of life if products are reused dozens of times. But otherwise, it encourages single-use packaging which only contributes to plastic proliferation -- Reuse is the only way forward. Recycling has almost no climate benefits, while reuse drastically reduces emissions.
Yesterday, the representative of ISO, the International Organization for Standardization, stated the willingness of the organization to participate in intersessional work on definitions, including the definition of reuse.
I would like to second ISO’s proposal of intersessional work on definitions, and express PR3’s own willingness to participate in INC’s definition of reuse standards and criteria.
I invite you to go to www.pr3standards.org to learn about PR3’s Reuse Standards to support and empower the move away from single-use packaging.”
NOVEMBER 13-19, 2023
Read PR3’s recommendations for the Global Plastics Treaty
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
New Workgroup: The PR3 Reusable Packaging System Standards Panel launched its third workgroup, which will focus on revising PR3’s Labeling standard (RES-003). RESOLVE’s Project Initiation Notification was published in ANSI’s Standards Action Vol. 54, No. 38.
AUGUST 7, 2023
Panel Meeting: The next meeting of the PR3 Reusable Packaging System Standards Panel will be on September 6, 2023 and September 7, 2023. If you are interested in participating in the panel, please contact the PR3 team.
AUGUST 4, 2023
New Workgroup: The PR3 Reusable Packaging System Standards Panel launched its second workgroup, which will focus on revising PR3’s Washing, Sanitization and Foodware Handling standard (RES-002). RESOLVE’s Project Initiation Notification was published in ANSI's Standards Action Vol. 54, No. 31.
APRIL 26, 2023
New Workgroup: The PR3 Reusable Packaging System Standards Panel launched its first workgroup, which will focus on revising PR3’s Containers standard (RES-001). RESOLVE’s Project Initiation Notification was published in ANSI's Standards Action Vol. 54, No. 19.
APRIL 13, 2023
ANSI Accreditation: RESOLVE’s accreditation under its proposed operating procedures for documenting consensus on RESOLVE-sponsored American National Standards was approved by the American National Standards Institute.
MARCH 21-23, 2023
Kick-off: RESOLVE officially launched its Reusable Packaging System Standards Panel. This panel will carry forward the work of evolving PR3’s reuse standards and pursue accreditation through the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the International Organization on Standardization (ISO). The panel already includes over 60 organizations, including multinational FMCGs, brands, and retailers, over a dozen reuse enterprises, community groups and environmental justice advocates, city and national government officials, human health and toxics experts, and others. Over the coming years, this diverse group of stakeholders will work to align around key parameters for returnable packaging systems, creating the foundation for systems that are affordable for businesses and consumers, equitable and accessible, safe, and better for the planet than single-use. PR3 continues to accept panel applications. Representatives from all impacted sectors are encouraged to participate.