Reusable shipping packaging for the IT & electronics lifecycle

IT & electronics lifecycle

Whether it is a refurbished smartphone, a faulty school tablet or a returned leasing fleet - in the IT & electronics lifecycle, devices are constantly on the move.

With the reusable shipping boxes from hey circle you send them securely, traceably and without piles of cardboard - packaging that runs in a loop just like your devices.

Box L compared with a single-use cardboard box of the same size containing 80 % recycled material, calculated over 50 cycles. Data source: Ökopol life cycle assessment. The 53 % are an average from real customer calculations.

How the loop works

Instead of packing a new cardboard box for every shipment, you use a dimensionally stable hey circle box that runs again and again - on average for 50 cycles.

How tight the loop becomes depends on your business model: with refurbishment including return shipping, the box travels in both directions; in a swap model the replacement device goes out and the faulty device comes back. With a one-off leasing take-back it is more about the bundled collection of large volumes - economically worthwhile above all for large rollouts.

  • Pack & close

    • Place the device safely padded inside the box
    • Close the box all round with the zip or lid for tamper-evident protection
    • For sensitive data: secure the shipment with an additional security seal

  • Ship

    • Stick the shipping label onto the label holder
    • Hand the parcel over to your parcel carrier as usual - without a surcharge
    • hey circle is carried by all major parcel carriers

  • Return

    • The box comes back - with the refurbished device or bundled and folded flat as empties
    • Peel off the old label without residue and stick on the new one
    • Fold the box flat or fill it again straight away - no single-use cardboard box, no filling material

For example in these industries

IT & electronics lifecycle & reusables: a dream team

  • A loop that reaches the packaging

    If you refurbish, remarket or take back devices, you already live the loop. Single-use packaging breaks with that story - a reusable box sees it through to the end.

  • Protection for electronics

    Displays, circuit boards and precision technology cannot cope with yet another cardboard box. Dimensionally stable boxes are tested with up to 400 kg stacking load and in a drop test from 80 cm.

  • Data protection

    Devices may be in transit before their data has been fully erased. Lockable, sealable boxes make transport a compliance topic too.

  • 3 x savings

    On average 53 % lower packaging costs - and the more often a box runs, the clearer the effect compared with single-use.

  • Regulation

    The PPWR has applied since 12 August 2026. From 2030 it sets reuse targets for certain transport packaging such as plastic crates and pallets; boxes made of cardboard or paperboard are exempt. Whether your shipping is affected depends on format and supply relationship - we are happy to check this with you.

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Interzero: IT remarketing in a loop

Interzero is one of the large circular economy companies, with its own IT take-back and remarketing division. In laptop shipping, Interzero saved 73 % of its packaging costs with hey circle.

At Interzero we pursue the vision of a world without waste. To put this vision into practice in the logistics processes of our IT remarketing activities as well, the reusable shipping boxes from hey circle are a sustainable and future-proof option.

Jan Höschel | Managing Director, Interzero Product Cycle GmbH

Frequently asked questions

How does reusable shipping work for repair and exchange?

The packaging travels with the product: out with the faulty or raw part, back with the finished one - for an average of 50 cycles, with no empty return shipment.

Is reusable shipping worth it for small businesses?

What matters is shipping frequency, not company size: if you work with the same partners regularly, you benefit from the first loop onwards.

What is the maximum weight the boxes and bags can hold, and how sturdy are they?

hey circle packaging is very robust and extensively tested to allow as many uses as possible.

Please note the maximum load. It is stated in the product information for every product.

Contact us and we will advise you on your individual shipping case.

How can you save with reusables?

Our team will be happy to advise you on the benefits of reusable shipping packaging for your shipping loop.

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