{"id":109372,"date":"2025-11-26T08:32:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T07:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=109372"},"modified":"2025-11-25T16:32:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T15:32:47","slug":"start-ups-reverse-logistics-accelerator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/start-ups-reverse-logistics-accelerator\/","title":{"rendered":"Start-ups bring a breath of fresh air to the circular economy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text-build-content\"><b>The Reverse Logistics Accelerator from Circular Valley and Startport emphasises regional cooperation in the extended Rhine-Ruhr region. The participating start-ups spent three months working on solutions to make reverse logistics more sustainable and efficient.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-build-content\">After three months <strong>Workshops, pitch training and networking events<\/strong> is certain: the start-ups in the Reverse Logistics Accelerator are bringing a breath of fresh air to the circular economy. Thirteen start-ups successfully completed the Accelerator at the Demo Day at the Circular Valley Forum.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"text-build-content\"><b>New impetus for return logistics<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"text-build-content\">With <strong>BooxIT, Circular Logistics, Xpack Green Logistics, The Ocean Package and Palprint<\/strong> several teams are working on innovative packaging and reusable solutions. <strong>Sacred Valley Tech, Koorvi and Urbix Hub<\/strong> develop digital tools and platforms to make recycling processes more transparent and efficient. Sustainable energy and transport solutions bring <strong>Edeenenergy, Maxmove and Wempyre<\/strong> while <strong>Design directive and recarbished<\/strong> set new impulses with circular design and recycling approaches.<\/p><div class=\"packa-in-post-alle\" style=\"text-align: center;\" id=\"packa-63549062\"><div id=\"packa-4004680379\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/newsletter\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"PJ Self-promotion English 03\"><!--noptimize--><img src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03.png 840w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-18x5.png 18w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-332x83.png 332w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-664x166.png 664w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-688x172.png 688w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" width=\"840\" height=\"210\"  style=\" max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" \/><!--\/noptimize--><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"text-build-content\">\u201eThe start-ups have shown how much innovative power there is in the combination of logistics and the circular economy. With the Reverse Logistics Accelerator, we have succeeded in creating a programme that produces concrete solutions for the transformation towards a circular economy.\u201c<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-build-content\"><strong>Dr Carsten Gerhardt<\/strong>, Chairman of the Circular Valley Foundation<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"text-build-content\"><b>Networking and exchange at Duisport Connect<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-build-content\">An important item on the programme was <strong>the Duisport Connect networking event<\/strong> At the beginning of October, the participating start-ups presented their business models to representatives from industry, science and politics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-build-content\">The Reverse Logistics Accelerator was set up to support young companies in their endeavours to <strong>Recycling, reuse and reprocessing of products<\/strong> more efficient and sustainable, a decisive lever for the circular economy.<\/p>\n<p><em>Source:<\/em> Circular Valley<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Thirteen start-ups from the Reverse Logistics Accelerator organised by Circular Valley and Startport have developed solutions to make reverse logistics more sustainable and efficient.","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"__cvm_playback_settings":[],"__cvm_video_id":"","rank_math_description":"Dreizehn Start-ups des Reverse Logistics Accelerators von Circular Valley und Startport haben L\u00f6sungen f\u00fcr eine nachhaltigere R\u00fcckf\u00fchrungslogistik erarbeitet. 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