REPLENISH CLEANING SYSTEM

Radius cleans house with sustainable packaging.

Flip, mix, and clean. It’s that simple when it comes to Replenish, a highly concentrated, all-purpose cleaner. But that’s not what piqued Radius.

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The unique characteristic of the Replenish product is in the system approach; the entire package and delivery system was conceived, designed, and realized as a reusable and recyclable system. The concept sold itself and Radius teamed up with the Replenish, Jabil Healthcare, and Eastman Chemical Company to create the Replenish spray bottle with replaceable pods.

Each replaceable pod provides four times as much cleaner than typical household spray cleaners and the main delivery system can be reused many times over, reducing the plastic content going to the landfill by 90%.

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

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The Replenish program challenged Radius to incorporate the use of not only readily recyclable materials but also materials desired for recycling, as well as to minimize the handling of materials, including transportation between operations.

With the Replenish spray bottle system, the consumer dilutes the concentrate with water from the home, eliminating costs for processing, handling, storing, and transporting water within the bottle, causing a ripple effect of reducing freight by 16 to 20 times over standard single-use bottles. Less freight means a smaller physical footprint, manifesting as fewer trucks on the road, approximately one for every 15 required with traditional cleaners.

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The concentrate solutions are biodegradable and safe for humans and pets. Each replaceable pod provides four times as much cleaner than typical household spray cleaners and the main delivery system can be reused many times over, reducing the plastic content going to the landfill by 90%.The Replenish system has been designed in PET, the most sought after material by recyclers. The pods, sprayer, and bottle can be recycled by simply throwing them in most recycling containers at the end of life.

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Leaks and Geeks

Input from the research activities led to a stylized and discrete industrial design of a device housing that incorporated the research learnings, ensuring it met user needs, including patient-friendly features, such as a visual indicator, dose counter, and comfortable grip. In parallel with the external design of the product, Radius engineers developed the internal mechanisms required to achieve the complete, robust function of consistent dose delivery. The internal mechanisms were proven out early in the design process using step-by-step prototyping and proof-of-principle techniques. Radius utilized its implementation services to obtain complete injection-molded devices for further verification. The entire process was governed by Radius’s design control process in accordance with regulatory requirements.

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Concept Spurs Business

Today, Replenish offers an award-winning sustainable cleaning system in a variety of bottle shapes. Replenish’s success has launched the no-compromise, sustainable packaging bottle company Replenish Bottling Company, dedicated to providing reusable plastic bottle manufacturing solutions to companies needing containers for their liquid consumer products.

Innovation. Made Possible. Made Better.

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