Circular Logistics GmbH
Winner
Excellence in Business to Business
Logistics & Infrastructure
Details
Circular Logistics has designed and patented a reusable bulk packaging system featuring innovative folding technology. Collaborating with Riese&Müller, a pioneer in sustainable e-bikes, we tested it as a safe packaging solution for e-bikes. This groundbreaking packaging, which received the Eurobike Award, allows the bicycle industry to move away from the disposable packaging status quo. By adopting this system, the industry can achieve zero waste on a mass scale while reducing CO₂ emissions by up to 80 %. Circular Logistics employs a pay-per-use model, using the packaging up to 25 times before recycling it by type for new boxes.
The Jury‘s Statement
Packaging and shipping bulky goods such as bicycles often involves a high consumption of single-use materials that cannot be reused and pose significant environmental challenges. The »BikeBox« by Circular Logistics offers a contemporary and holistic solution: Its reusable, collapsible design not only simplifies logistical processes but also significantly reduces waste and CO₂ emissions. The intelligent integration of an automated return system makes circular economy principles in shipping both practical and efficient. This remarkable combination of sustainability, robustness, and digital management serves as an outstanding example of a future-proof improvement to logistics infrastructure and sets a trend for environmentally friendly packaging solutions.
