This report, "Developing Innovative and More Sustainable Approaches to Reverse Logistics for the Collection, Recycling and Disposal of Waste Products from Urban Centres", published in March 2008, and produced as part of the Green Logistics project prepared by Fraser McLeod et al aims to gain an understanding of the transport logistics associated with delivering core goods to commercial businesses in urban areas (high streets, shopping centres, etc.) and with the collection of returned goods and of waste materials from retailers.
Core goods are defined here as those goods which are of fundamental importance to the business activity. So, for example, for retail outlets it would be the goods sold to customers and for service industries it would be the goods that are essential for the day-to-day operation of the business. In doing this, a secondary aim is to try to determine how different supply chains might join together in their returns or waste collection operations either through shared use of vehicles, staff or of premises, e.g. warehouses.
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