Used packaging: a quick guide
PackoLoopo is a free platform for giving away used packaging with local pickup. Businesses and individuals list cardboard boxes, glass 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: add a photo, the number and sizes of the boxes, and the hours when they can be picked up, and set the price to 0. Someone nearby books a pickup and comes during the time you chose. You don't ship, drop off or pack anything.
- Break the boxes down flat and tie them with twine or tape.
- Put the type and number in the title, e.g. “Moving boxes, 20 total”.
- Give the size of the largest boxes and whether they are single or double wall.
- Choose pickup hours that actually work for you.
Where can I get free moving boxes near me?
The easiest source is a neighbor who just finished moving, or a store that gets deliveries in boxes every day. On PackoLoopo, enter your city or zip code or click “Near me”, check “Free” and choose Cardboard boxes. Results show how far each listing is from you.
Who is PackoLoopo for?
For businesses with a regular packaging surplus: grocery stores, restaurants, cafés, bakeries, warehouses and small e-commerce sellers. A listing can be set as recurring, so after a pickup it comes back as a new batch.
For people who just moved, remodeled or got a furniture delivery, and for those looking for packaging: home canners, backyard chicken keepers, community gardeners, people shipping packages and DIY fans.
How much does used packaging cost on PackoLoopo?
Using PackoLoopo is free and we take no commission. Most listings are free; the person giving packaging away can also set a small price for the whole lot, which 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 shifted roughly 200 to 500 feet from the pickup spot. 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 EPA's waste management hierarchy, source reduction and reuse rank above recycling. A box, jar or pallet that someone uses again stays in use longer, and someone else doesn't have to buy new. When packaging can't be used anymore, recycle it according to your city's or county's rules.
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 just moved, stores, warehouses | People moving, small online sellers | Dry, no mold; give size and single or double wall |
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| Jars and glass | Restaurants, cafés, home canners | Home canners, beekeepers, small food makers | Clean; give size (oz) and regular or wide mouth |
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| Egg cartons | Households, cafés, grocery stores | Backyard chicken keepers, small farms | Clean and dry; give how many eggs they hold |
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| Pallets | Businesses, job sites, warehouses | Warehouses, gardeners, DIY fans | Size (e.g. 48×40), photos |
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| Crates | Grocery stores, produce stands, farmers markets | Gardeners, market vendors, workshops | Material and size; collapsible or not |
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