How We Engage

Buy certainty in increments —
not a transformation program.

Every phase ends with concrete deliverables, measured results, and an explicit go/no-go decision. You never commit to the next step before the current one has proven itself.

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The Path

Four phases. Three decision gates. Zero lock-in.

Step 0

minutes

Scoping Session

A working session with your team to identify where a take-back program creates the most value first.

Step 1

weeks

AI-Scoped Program Design

A packaged, costed program concept for your assets — a 2-week scoping sprint, built on your asset and recycling data.

Step 2

8–12

weeks

GO / NO-GO GATE

Proof-of-Value Pilot

An 8–12 week pilot with success measures agreed upfront — live orders with your existing contractors, nobody gets replaced.

Step 3

6–36

months

DECISION-GATED SCALE

Take-Back-as-a-Service

We design, launch, and operate your take-back program — expanded per business unit, asset type, and material stream.

Accountability

Agreed together in Step 1 — measured before you scale.

≤ 5d

Operator onboarding — from invite to first processed order

≥90%

Routing accuracy into approved R-strategies and facilities

≥ 40%

Reduction in coordination overhead across parties

≥ 95%

Documentation completeness at every handoff

These are the default pilot targets. We calibrate them with you in Step 1, publish the agreed set before Step 2 starts, and check against them at the Step 2 gate — if we miss the mark, you have your no-go.

What It Takes

What we'll ask for during scoping — and what you avoid.

What we'll ask for during scoping

A named program owner (ops, procurement, or sustainability)
Asset and volume data for the pilot scope — estimates are fine, our scoping engine handles uncertainty
Introduction to the contractors already handling your end-of-life assets
30 minutes to start. That's it.

What you avoid

No ERP replacement — we orchestrate alongside SAP & existing systems
No contractor switching — your partners stay, they just get connected
No multi-year commitment before proof — every phase is separately decided
No IT project — operators onboard in days, not quarters

Co-funding available: qualifying pilots can draw on public co-funding routes (e.g. DBU and EU programs). We help you structure the application as part of Step 1.

Common Questions

Common questions

Do we have to replace our existing recyclers or logistics partners?

No — that's the core of our neutrality principle. We connect and govern your existing network; we don't compete with it or replace it. Your contractors get onboarded to the platform and keep their role.

How does this integrate with SAP / our ERP?

ContainerGrid runs as the orchestration layer alongside your ERP. Asset and order data flow via standard interfaces; your ERP remains the system of record for finance. Nothing is ripped out.

What does a pilot cost?

Pilot investment depends on scope (asset classes, regions, number of operators) and is quantified in your Step 1 business case — including available co-funding routes. Most programs are structured to be self-funding from the value they recover.

What happens to our data?

Each party sees exactly what their role requires — permissioned access based on role. Program data belongs to the program owner. We operate under GDPR and support enterprise data-handling reviews as part of any pilot.

How fast can operators in our network be onboarded?

The pilot target is ≤5 days from invite to first processed order — measured, not promised. Operator onboarding speed is one of the four default success criteria every pilot is judged against.

Start with 30 minutes.
Decide with evidence.

Book a scoping session — or request the 2-week scoped program design for a specific asset class.

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