The challenges faced by companies in the logistics sector are numerous: single-use packaging, excessive use of cardboard boxes, lack of cargo optimization, and more. Among these are the growing number of regulations that companies must comply with, primarily related to environmental protection and the reduction of CO2 emissions.

GS1 SMART-Box is here to help companies—a standardized, modular, and sustainable solution with no equivalent. It was developed in 2021 by GS1 Germany at the request of manufacturers and retail chains. The GS1 SMART-Box is now also being successfully implemented in industries other than cosmetics, in Denmark, Belgium, Norway, and etc.  Currently, 100,000 boxes are being used in the consumer goods segment within a closed pool to transport items from producers to the central warehouses of trading partners. From there, they are delivered back to the suppliers for refilling via the pooling service provider IPP GmbH. This circular economy replaces the one-way system of single-use packaging, which is disposed of after one use. It also makes the constant packing and repacking of items along the entire supply chain unnecessary in many cases. Furthermore, it supports the increasing automation of trading warehouses. By using the standardized GS1 Smart Box, logistics processes can be optimized to save up to 20 percent of logistics costs in this chain. This has been confirmed by practical use in recent months.

For more information, please contact GS1 Bulgaria at 02/8117 439, 567, and 604 or by email at gs1bulgaria@gs1bg.org