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Circular Showcase
3PLs, or third-party logistics providers, are well known for their transportation management, warehousing, distribution, and inventory services. But as customer demand shifts, many have expanded into reverse logistics and circular supply chain solutions.
Here are six global 3PLs that have done exactly that:
GXO
📍 Global
🔗 https://gxo.com/
GXO delivers large-scale reverse logistics, refurbishment, and recommerce solutions for global brands. Its 2022 acquisition of Clipper Logistics added Boomerang™, a specialist service for returns, repairs, and resale, positioning GXO as a leading enabler of circularity in retail and fashion.
FedEx Supply Chain
📍 Global
🔗 https://www.fedex.com/
FedEx provides global transportation, warehousing, and fulfillment services, with a strong focus on reverse logistics. The company manages returns processing, value recovery, repair, refurbishment, and recycling across sectors including electronics, retail, and healthcare.
DHL Supply Chain
📍 Global
🔗 https://www.dhl.com/
DHL offers end-to-end reverse logistics, from returns management and refurbishment to remarketing and recycling. The 2025 acquisition of Inmar Supply Chain Solutions expanded its US network with 14 dedicated returns centres, significantly enhancing DHL’s circular supply chain capabilities.
DSV
📍 Global
🔗 https://www.dsv.com/
DSV offers contract logistics, freight forwarding, and circular supply chain services. In 2025, DSV acquired DB Schenker, adding 70,000 employees and securing established circular capabilities, including global repair, refurbishment, remanufacturing, and recommerce services.
CEVA Logistics
📍 Global
🔗 https://www.cevalogistics.com/
CEVA Logistics delivers product lifecycle and reverse logistics solutions including repair, refurbishment, spare parts management, and returns. The 2022 acquisition of Ingram Micro Commerce & Lifecycle Services bolstered CEVA’s offering, enabling brands it supports to embed circularity into their supply chains.
DP World
📍 Global
🔗 https://www.dpworld.com/
DP World offers a range of circular services including, repair, refurbishment, and service parts logistics for several sectors including automotive and technology. Its 2021 acquisition of Syncreon brought specialised expertise in aftermarket and lifecycle services, embedding reuse and recovery into DP World’s global logistics platform.
Circular Calendar
We’re thrilled to announce our media partnership with Sustainability LIVE 🥳! This years event takes place from 9 - 10 September at the Business Design Centre in London.
UK & Ireland | EU & APAC | US & Canada | |
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25 Aug - 31 Aug | Advanced Recycling Summit | ||
01 Sep - 07 Sep | CILT LRN Conference | IFA — Circular Tech Awards | GSMX — Reverse Logistics Association Leadership Summit |
08 Sep - 14 Sep | Sustainability Live — IMHX | OPENeX2025 — Circular Textile Days — Circular Economy Hotspot | Service Council Executive Symposium — RE+ — eSummit — CHAINge |
15 Sep - 21 Sep | edie Sustainable Supply Chains Summit — Environmental Services & Solutions Expo | NRF ‘25: Retail’s Big Show Europe | Scrap Expo — Shoptalk Fall — Recycling Conference 2025 — Climate Week NYC |
Have a superb week and we’ll see you again on Friday!
Cheers to circularity,
#TeamCircularConnect #ConnectingTheCircularEconomy