For “Reuse”, you need to re-design a package-Henning Weigand

A shopping bag that is used over and over again should not be thin, it should be quite strong to last over a long time. A reusable box, which we take with us to the supermarket to store bulk groceries in. That type of box, which we use again and again needs to be thick and rigid to be washable and reusable. So the downgauging part of “reduce” is not the right approach. Also for recycling facilities, downgauging is a problem. Thick, high density polyethylene (HDPE) is best for recycling, ideally when it comes in a neutral color. A thin bag breaks easily, is difficult to recycle and has a high likelihood to end up in our environment as microplastics. If that happens, a good intention of “Reduce” can lead to an even bigger problem.

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