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Logistic packaging is used to aggregate consumer product selling units into a convenient unit load for supply chain efficiency. It is generally disposed after use. The consumer goods industry and mass retail complex supply chain schemes generally comprise several steps between production sites and stores. They generate a significant amount of break of loads and re-packing operations resulting in packaging waste, which is not always recovered for recycling, depending on waste management programs in place. Logistic packaging is mainly composed of wood, corrugated and plastics, using both virgin and recycled materials but not always from sustainable source. FMCG is an important producer of Green House Gas (GHG) emissions in the entire goods life cycle.