Pact is seeking new sorting and recycling partners through an upcoming Request for Proposal (RFP).

As this marks the first RFP in Pact’s 5 years of operation, the NGO aims to expand its impact even further, ensuring even non-sellable items, including returned, expired, and damaged goods, are also given a second life.

Pact Collective seeks qualified partners to support its mission of reducing beauty waste and closing the loop on hard-to-recycle beauty packaging. 

The RFP is open December 1 to January 9.

This RFP invites vendors to propose solutions across two complementary tracks, Logistic & Materials Handling and Recycling & Processing. Vendors are welcome to submit for both tracks if applicable.

Logistics & Materials Handling

Vendors will manage end-to-end logistics of Pact materials, from collection bins to processing facilities, ensuring efficiency, security, and transparency. 

This section evaluates your company’s ability to manage logistics for Pact programs across the U.S. and Canada, including operational efficiency, flexible storage, accurate sorting, and reliable reporting.

We seek a partner who not only meets safety, compliance, and risk management standards but is also committed to growing with us and continuously improving operational and sorting processes.

Recycling & Processing

Vendors are expected to process and recycle collected materials responsibly, maximize recovery and circularity, maintain quality control, and provide transparent reporting. 

All operations must comply with applicable environmental, safety, and regulatory standards. 

Vendors should demonstrate operational capability, innovation, and a commitment to continuous improvement, while ensuring an auditable chain of custody from intake to final processing or downstream partners.

Through this RFP, Pact aims to select partners who can:

• Ensure transparent, traceable, and auditable operations across logistics, sorting, and processing.
• Use innovative approaches to maximize material recovery and improve recycling rates.
• Maintain high operational, environmental, and ethical standards while remaining flexible to evolving needs.

Vendors must align with Pact Collective’s broader mission of reducing packaging waste upstream by sharing insights and data that inform sustainable packaging design and industry-wide innovation.

More details can be found here.

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