| Guideline | Reason
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Optimise efficiency transport modes following these rules:
- transport by container ship or train is preferable over transport by lorry
- transport by air is to be avoided
| Decrease energy use and emissions from transport and avoid environmentally harmful ways of transport (such as flight)
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| Minimise long distance transport by maximising work with local suppliers and markets
| Decrease long distance transport and all energy use and emissions from such source
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| Maximise efficiency of transportation by use of standardised transport packaging, bulk packaging, such as Europallets and transport of larger amounts of goods simultaneously
| Increase efficiency of transport |
| Minimise amount of packaging material and the number of (virgin) materials in the packaging.
| Decrease amount of material needed for packaging reduce contamnalia to aid the recycling of materials
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| Maximise use of refillable or reusable containers where appropriate
| Decrease amount of material needed for packaging by re-use of containers
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| Avoid use of non-appropriate materials for packaging such as, PVC and Aluminium
| Decrease amount of toxic, hazardous or also valuable materials in waste
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