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Circular Economy and Reverse Supply Chain

Circularity is won in the physical network: who collects, who aggregates, who processes, at what cost. We design and stand up reverse supply chains that turn compliance spend into running infrastructure.

Who this is for

  • Companies building collection and processing instead of buying paper credits
  • Sustainability teams with circularity targets and no operational map
  • Producer Responsibility Organisations and recyclers scaling networks

What we deliver

  • Collection network economics and catchment design
  • Reverse logistics network design and partner selection
  • Recycler and processor onboarding with audits
  • Traceability from collection point to certificate
  • Transition plans from credit buying to owned infrastructure

What goes wrong without it

Networks that collapse at scale

Pilot collections work. District-level economics usually do not, unless designed for it.

Aggregators you cannot audit

Informal chain partners without documentation make your diversion numbers unverifiable.

Processing without provenance

Recycled output without custody records cannot feed your EPR or content claims.

How an engagement runs

01

Model

Collection economics modelled per geography before any spend.

02

Design

Network, partners and custody chain specified.

03

Launch

Pilot corridors run with measurement from day one.

04

Operate

Audits, traceability and cost curves managed as a running system.

The outcome

A reverse supply chain that lowers compliance cost every year and produces evidence, not excuses.

Frequently asked questions

Owned collection infrastructure costs more in year one and less every year after. For companies with recurring large obligations, the crossover typically arrives within a few compliance cycles. We model yours before you commit.

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