EGG Lighting and Reath are investigating a luminaire data management system to accelerate and de-risk the industry's transition to "remanufacture not replace". This system will keep a "digital twin" for every light, providing any approved remanufacturer the necessary information on-demand. This digital technology will enable the UK lighting industry to remanufacture and upgrade good-quality luminaires instead of recycling used lights and importing more new ones -- saving 60 tonnes of waste per year by 2025\. With Reath's asset data management system, luminaire remanufacture can be safe, compliant, 30-40% cheaper and 50% less environmentally damaging than buying new lights. At a time when businesses are looking to reduce capital and energy costs as well as environmental impact through circular economy practices, this project will urgently overcome the barriers to adoption across the UK lighting industry. The approach will enable approved remanufacturers to easily share data with previous and future users, suppliers and retailers; de-risking and streamlining the remanufacture process and strengthening their confidence in adopting circular economy business models. Remanufacturing is the best available technique in the circular economy and restores luminaires to new condition or better - with a warranty and guarantee to match. This approach will create at least 15 full-time jobs by 2025 and generate revenue from this undervalued waste stream -- simultaneously giving more businesses access to affordable, sustainable and high-quality lighting. As well as reducing waste and saving costs, data-driven remanufacture strengthens the domestic supply chain by retaining value in the local economy. This encourages a move towards high-quality luminaires; which the UK industry excels at but are often substituted by cheaper imported products. With climate change and the covid-19 pandemic, it's more important than ever that we look for innovative sustainability and cost-saving solutions to make our supply chains smarter, more resilient and less wasteful. This study aims to measure the value of the proposed digital technique and its ability to mitigate the technical, economic, logistic and compliance challenges the remanufacturing supply chain will encounter at scale, as well as defining the resources required to develop to market and implement this system.

Consumer goods packaging, particularly in Cosmetics and Food & Drink, cannot continue to rely on single-use plastics. Digitally tracked, "smart" packaging is a growing industry, but has not yet been applied to the circular economy. This "track & trace" market was worth 1.65 billion USD in 2018, and is growing at a rate of 18.9% (Business Insider). _Reath_ was established in 2019 by Claire Rampen and Emily Rogers to apply "**track & trace"** technology to reusable packaging in order to accelerate business adoption and reduce single-use plastic pollution. Currently, adopting reusable packaging can prove both challenging and risky for businesses of all sizes: * Packaging is tied to its contents for purposes of traceability and product recalls. * Businesses struggle to select appropriate, durable materials for reuse, a challenge particularly relevant for companies experimenting with new bioplastics. * Reusable packaging trials are expensive Our project focusses on standardising reusable packaging data, thus improving utility and efficiency. We achieve this by creating an Open Data Standard (ODS), called **"reused.id"** and integrating this with our existing packaging **track & trace** software. An ODS organises information into a template, for different applications. Think of it like a Passport Template: Every passport needs data (e.g. Name, DOB) organised in a machine-readable format. The critical innovation of combining our **reuse.id** with our **track & trace** technology, solves the challenges and risks latent in reusable packaging: * Packaging is no longer tied to its contents: every time a piece of packaging is returned and reused, its **"Digital Passport"** is updated with its new contents. * Businesses no longer need to operate in the dark: They can draw on the data we collect. We funnel data into a **"Reusable Materials Database"**, which, over time, creates the world's most comprehensive resource for reusable packaging types and material durability. * Reusable trials no longer need to be costly: Our software creates **Digital Passports** allowing businesses to test customer demand before investing in packaging redesign projects. Our goal is to facilitate systemic change; we do not create reusable packaging or the devices used to track them. Rather, with our consortium, _HappyPorch_ and _Open Data Services_, we are developing a new generation of software to deploy reusable packaging. Currently, businesses are attempting to create reusable systems in their own silos. Our vision is to bring stakeholders together to create a standardized digital infrastructure for reusable packaging. This stops businesses replicating costly environmental and financial mistakes.

COVID-19 has made Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) a household phrase. The UK Government flagged an acute in-country supply shortage of PPE and a reduced ability to re-supply. Meanwhile, reusable PPE designs are emerging every day (e.g. PET plastic face shields). Our project, _Reath - Digital Infrastructure for Reusable PPE_, aims to enable responsible reuse of PPE. Our vision for this project is to support the NHS and UK Government in slowing the spread of COVID-19 by keeping frontline workers protected with vital PPE. Our Key Objective for this project is to demonstrate the benefits of digital tracking and enhanced traceability of reusable PPE. We will accomplish this goal by adapting and piloting our software with frontline industry PPE. Our project focusses on supporting industry leaders to deploy reusable PPE, quickly and at-scale. Our innovation lies in using Track & Trace software for an entirely new purpose: logging critical sanitation and use data of reusable PPE. The current _Reath_ software tracks reusable assets through a closed loop system, keeping a ledger of where they've been. This digital ledger would enable roll-out of reusable PPE with the highest standard of traceability, control and accurate supply-chain management. Track & Trace software for business assets exists, but such software is typically optimised for high-value assets, oftentimes requiring expensive hardware or fully bespoke software. _Reath_, established in 2019 and funded by Atomico Angels Program, Zero Waste Scotland and Scottish Enterprise, applies Track & Trace technology to reusable packaging in order to facilitate replacement of single-use packaging. Our experience positions us well to work with 'single-use' (i.e. low value, high frequency products) such as PPE. An example of reusable PPE is the plastic face shield. When we designed _Reath_ software, we did so with the intention of serving many different end-users. Our user-friendly interface can be accessed via a progressive web application (PWA), requiring just a mobile phone and computer to use. Consequently, it can be deployed rapidly, and to many users. Offering an innovative, cost-effective solution to this unprecedented PPE shortage, _Reath_ offers good value for money.