Circular Packaging Challenge 2026 from Ecoembes for Startups Working on Packaging Circularity
An international open call from Ecoembes and its open innovation centre TheCircularLab, matching startups with more than thirty companies across the packaging value chain. Four tracks cover circular materials and ecodesign, reuse and refill models, sorting and recovery of complex packaging, and digital tracking of reusable systems, with finalists pitching at a closing event in Madrid.
An international open call from Ecoembes and its open innovation centre TheCircularLab, matching startups with more than thirty companies across the packaging value chain. Four tracks cover circular materials and ecodesign, reuse and refill models, sorting and recovery of complex packaging, and digital tracking of reusable systems, with finalists pitching at a closing event in Madrid.
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