2026-10-28
The keg choice fails when the buyer compares containers before proving the return loop: a reusable keg with no controlled return is not a reuse system, and a single-use keg with no documented post-use route is not a completed end-of-life plan. Here, the return loop is the documented path that retrieves, identifies, and routes empty units back to an approved handler. A route-sensitive screening assessment is one reason to test the operating route before drawing a general material conclusion.
