<![CDATA[Industrial return streams can create disposal pressure when returned products, used packaging, production residues, and end-of-life components are handled as waste rather than as recoverable resources. This study describes the implementation performance of reverse logistics for an academic packaging-factory case in the Medan industrial area. The assessment uses eight product-category records and twelve-monthly circular-resource records supplied for the case. The analysis measures return volume, recovery rate, recovery cost, recovery value, net benefit, return-on-investment (ROI), waste diversion, material reuse, carbon saved, recovery revenue, and carbon intensity. The category analysis covers 161.70 tons of returned material, with recovery cost of IDR 151.44 million, recovery value of IDR 266.51 million, and net benefit of IDR 115.07 million. Used packaging generated the largest net benefit, IDR 35.61 million, whereas production residue was the only loss-making category at minus IDR 1.04 million. The monthly data show 239.41 tonnes of waste diverted over the year, a rise in material reuse from 33.44% in January to 41.67% in December, and the highest recovery revenue of IDR 20.32 million in December. Four complementary source-derived figures distinguish category-level financial contributions, operational recovery profiles, monthly circular performance, and the association between waste diversion and carbon saving. The results indicate where the case can retain value through resale, recycling, refurbishment, remanufacturing, and controlled disposal. The study is descriptive; it does not estimate causal effects or generalize beyond the supplied case records. Its contribution is a transparent operational evidence base that connects economic and environmental indicators for reverse-logistics decisions]]>
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