Used packaging: a short guide
PackoLoopo is a free exchange platform for used packaging with local pickup. Businesses and private people give away cardboard boxes, jars, egg cartons, pallets and crates, and people nearby book a pickup time and collect them themselves. Below are answers to the questions people ask most when giving away or looking for packaging.
How do I give away used boxes for free?
Post a listing on PackoLoopo: take a photo, give the quantity, sizes and the hours when the boxes can be collected, and set the price to 0. Someone nearby books a pickup and comes in the chosen slot. You do not ship or pack anything.
- Fold the boxes flat and tie them with string or tape.
- Put the type and number in the title, e.g. “Moving boxes, 20 pcs”.
- Give the size of the largest boxes and the board ply (single, double wall).
- Choose pickup hours that really suit you.
Where can I get free moving boxes near me?
The easiest source is someone who has just finished moving, or a shop or wholesaler that receives goods in boxes every day. On PackoLoopo, enter your town or click “Near me”, tick “Free” and choose Cardboard boxes. Results show the distance from you.
Who is PackoLoopo for?
For businesses with a regular packaging surplus: shops, wholesalers, bakeries, restaurants, warehouses and small online shops. A listing can be marked as recurring, so after pickup it comes back as a new batch.
For private people after a move, a renovation or a furniture delivery, and for those looking for packaging: home preservers, hen keepers, allotment gardeners, people sending parcels and DIY fans.
How much does used packaging cost on PackoLoopo?
Using PackoLoopo is free and we take no commission. The price for the whole lot is set by the person giving it away: 0 (free) or a small amount you settle at pickup. Never pay anything in advance. Booking a pickup costs nothing.
Is pickup safe and who sees my address?
On the map we show a point moved 60–150 m from the pickup place. Only the person who booked the pickup sees the exact address and directions. Listings that break the rules can be reported with the “Report” button, and every report is reviewed by a person.
Why give packaging away instead of throwing it out?
In the EU waste hierarchy, reuse ranks above recycling (Directive 2008/98/EC). A box, jar or pallet that someone uses again stays out of the bin, and someone else does not have to buy new. When packaging can no longer be used, recycle it according to your local sorting rules.
Most common packaging: who has it, who wants it and what to check| Packaging | Usually given away by | Wanted by | What to check |
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| Cardboard boxes | People who moved, shops, warehouses | People moving, small online shops | Dry, no mould; give size and ply |
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| Jars and glass | Restaurants, home preservers | Home preservers, beekeepers, small producers | Washed; give capacity and lid diameter |
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| Egg cartons | Shops, cafés, households | Hen keepers, farms | Clean and dry; give the number of eggs |
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| Pallets | Businesses, building sites, warehouses | Warehouses, gardeners, DIY fans | Type (EUR, industrial), grade A/B/C, IPPC mark |
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| Crates | Greengrocers, markets | Fruit growers, allotment gardeners, workshops | Material and size; foldable or not |
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