RePack
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Packaging Industry |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Headquarters | Helsinki, Finland |
Key people | Jonne Hellgren, CEO Peter Peltonen, COO |
| Website | www.repack.com |
RePack is a packaging service which enables the return and reuse of delivery packaging for online retailers and their users.[1] The service and packaging is designed by Original RePack Oy, a Finnish company focused on sustainable products and business model solutions.[2]
Business
[edit]On supported e-commerce sites, the customer can select to use RePack as the online order's delivery packaging.[citation needed] The customer will then receive the goods in RePack's recyclable packaging. This packaging can be returned to RePack by dropping it into a local letterbox.[3]
The return rate of RePack's products has reached 95%.[4] RePack is used by over 200 online retailers in Europe and the US.[5] [citation needed]
Awards
[edit]In October 2013, RePack was awarded the Pactec 2013 innovation prize by the Finnish packaging association.[6]
In January 2014, RePack was awarded the Fennia Prize.[7]
In September 2014, RePack won the Green Alley startup competition in Germany.[8]
In November 2014, RePack finished fourth in Slush 100's pitching competition for startups.[9]
In November 2017, the company was awarded the Nordic Council Environment Prize.[10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Repack: reusable packaging for online retailers". Ecommerce News. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
- ^ "Home page". Peruste website. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
- ^ "Home page". RePack website. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
- ^ Nuwer, Rachel; Kho, Jennifer. "Thinking outside the box: unwrapping a massive packaging problem". The Guardian. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
- ^ "Repack Stores". RePack website. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
- ^ "Markprint ja Repack voittajina". Print&media. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
- ^ "RePack wins Fennia Prize 2014!". RePack website. Archived from the original on 2015-01-28. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
- ^ "RePack: Reusable packaging for online-shops". Green Alley. Archived from the original on 2015-05-21. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
- ^ "Slush TOP4!". RePack website. Archived from the original on 2015-01-28. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
- ^ "Nordic Council Environment Prize 2017 to RePack". Nordic Council. Retrieved 2017-11-05.