The Y.G. Eco-design Process: Overview

Introduction

The Y.G. eco-design process is designed to provide comprehensive, research-based packaging solutions with minimal effort from the end user. This page provides an overview of the world’s first eco-design service for distribution packaging.

In this section, you will gain an inside look into the process behind eco-design for distribution packaging. You will later follow our eco-design process from start to finish using the case of a fictional “typical packaging user,” Acme Foods, who is using our service to solve packaging problems related to their soup products.

Our three step process

Our eco-design process is organized into three basic steps:

1. 1. Assess existing packaging systems.
      Work with the packaging user to collect necessary information about their products, packaging, and distribution systems.
      
      
   2. Design low-impact alternatives.
      Using specialized tools and knowledge, redesign packaging components to fulfill the user’s requirements with minimal costs and impacts.
      
      
   3. Deliver production-ready packaging solutions.
      Provide the user with all information necessary to implement the new packaging designs into production, ISO 14040 life cycle assessments (LCAs) of old and new packaging systems, and custom cost estimates.

Next steps

The next article will introduce the scenario used to explain the eco-design process and its outcomes: An eco-design project for a fictional food manufacturer, Acme Foods.

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