The Circular City Labs: ‘Testing Reusable Packaging Systems’ project was commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and funded through the BMZ Initiative for Climate and Environmental Protection (IKU).

The project aimed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through waste prevention, test reusable packaging systems, and strengthen women’s participation in local circular economies.

Implemented by GIZ in partnership with Plastics SA, the project selected Gcwalisa as its pilot partner. In addition, three other businesses from the proposal pool were invited to join an accelerator programme designed to build their capacity in circular economy practices, reuse systems, and gender inclusion.

This digital textbook contains consolidated training materials, based on the Accelerator programme training sessions that formed part of the Circular City Labs: ‘Testing  reusable Packaging Systems’ project.

The purpose of this textbook is to capture and consolidate lessons learned through the project’s implementation to reach a wider audience along the circular economy value chain.

Feel free to download the 6 chapters kindly provided by Circular City Labs.