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Warehousing

Key Take-Aways

• The warehousing function in a supply chain can support the circular economy by facilitating efficient and sustainable material flows. Warehousing serves as a crucial link in circular loops by optimizing inventory management, consolidating returned or recycled products, and enabling the flow of goods throughout the supply chain.
• Circular warehousing is an approach to warehousing that emphasizes the efficient use of resources, recycling, and minimizing waste throughout the supply chain.
• Warehouses have the potential to become circularity hubs with increased focus on inventory management for reusable items, implementing measures to ensure the longevity of materials, and integrating circular principles into material handling and storage practices.
• Supporting actions and processes identified for circular warehousing include inventory management, creating a designated area for returned products, warehouse sharing, implementing energy efficiency measures, local warehousing, and reuse of packaging and shipping materials.