Reuse Standard

A draft Open Data Standard created to accelerate and de-risk the shift towards reusable products, with a particular focus on packaging. The site shows Version 0.1 (published 2021-02-16) and the standard is released under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Source: reath-id, 2021

Circularity Relevance

Core

The standard is explicitly aimed at accelerating reuse of products (especially packaging) and therefore is directly relevant to circular economy practices focused on reuse. Evidence: 'A draft Open Data Standard to accelerate and de-risk the shift towards reusable products (especially packaging)'. Source: reath-id, 2021

Circular Role

SupportEnabler

As an open data standard (documentation and schema), the Reuse Standard provides infrastructure and rules for others to implement reuse systems rather than directly operating reuse services. Hence it functions as a SupportEnabler. Source: reath-id, 2021

Circular Type

Standardisation

• Standards

The resource is explicitly an 'Open Data Standard' (draft). Category set to 'Standardisation' with subType 'Standards'. Version 0.1 and license are published on the site. Source: reath-id, 2021

R Strategy

R3 - Reuse, R1 - Rethink

Primary: R3 (Reuse) - the standard is explicitly for reusable products. Secondary: R1 (Rethink) - the standard supports shifting delivery models towards reuse/refill; this is an interpretive inference from the standard's stated purpose and the presence of 'Process' and 'Passport' sections which enable reuse systems. Source: reath-id, 2021

Circular Business Model

Refill & Reuse, Circular Logistics

The standard's schema includes 'Cycle', 'Passport' and 'Process' sections that support reuse/refill models and the coordination of reuse logistics. This suggests applicability to refill & reuse systems and circular logistics for collection/return. Evidence: core schema and process pages. Source: reath-id, 2021

Organisational Type

Unknown

The site credits 'reath-id' and links to a GitHub organisation but does not clearly state legal/organisational type (for‑profit, non‑profit, etc.). Insufficient evidence to assign a definitive organisational type. Source: reath-id, 2021

Sector

All / Any

The standard is framed for reusable products generally (with emphasis on packaging), indicating cross-sector applicability rather than a single industry. Evidence: homepage description referencing 'reusable products (especially packaging)'. Source: reath-id, 2021

Geographical Reach

International

• Unknown

The standard is published openly online (CC BY 4.0) without geographic restrictions and is intended for general use; this implies an international reach. No specific country operations are stated. Source: reath-id, 2021

Hardware Component

None

This entry is a data standard (schema and documentation); there is no indication the standard includes a hardware component. Evidence: site contains schema, passport and process pages with no hardware references. Source: reath-id, 2021

Tech Map Relevance

The Reuse Standard is an open data standard explicitly designed to support reusable products and packaging, which aligns with the Circular Tech Map inclusion criteria. Evidence: the project homepage describes it as a draft Open Data Standard for reusable products Source: reath-id, 2021. Confidence set to Medium because the assessment is based on the primary source (the standard website) without multiple independent corroborating sources.

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Added: 10 Jul 2025

Updated: 11 Sept 2025