Out with the cardboard box, in with the connected and reusable package

The Box can in theory be reused up to 1,000 times. — AFP Relaxnews

For several years, the LivingPackets startup has been developing a connected parcel project, offering an alternative to the classic cardboard boxes that’s reusable up to 1,000 times. After several test phases, it is now being used by certain e-merchants, mainly in Paris and Nantes.

There have never been so many boxes in transit in the world, a direct consequence of the boom in online shopping, accentuated since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. The scale is such that authorities have started to legislate. In Europe, for example, 70% of packages will have to be reusable by 2030.