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Recycle Responsibly. Earn Value. Reduce Waste.

Don't throw away your damaged, obsolete, or unwanted packaging. Turn it into savings. Pickup or drop‑off. Generate revenue while helping the planet. It's a win-win.

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Why Sell Scrap Packaging?

Value Recovery vs. Sunk Cost

When you landfill, the best you can do is limit the damage. When you sell, you can offset part of your next purchase, repair batch, or annual maintenance budget. One trailer of obsolete racks can cover a meaningful portion of a refurbished container order, and the cleared space reduces the need for off-site storage or overtime housekeeping.

Risk, Safety, and Compliance

Old and damaged containers invite housekeeping and stacking issues. Removing them reduces trip hazards, improves aisle widths, and simplifies 5S audits. For safety managers, proactively retiring unfit assets reduces the risk of collapses or unstable stacks while signaling a strong safety culture.

Sustainability and ESG Advantages

Returnable packaging is built to be repaired, reused, and then recycled at end-of-life. Landfilling destroys embodied value; recycling captures it. Diverting obsolete HDPE and steel from landfill improves diversion metrics and provides a concrete action item for ESG reports. If you operate supplier scorecards or have executive targets around waste reduction, selling scrap is a quantifiable win you can report by weight and material type.

Why Sell to HPJ?

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More Money Back

We repair what we can and recycle the rest to get you maximum value from your scrap or obsolete packaging.

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Faster Logistics

Schedule a pickup, or deliver to our facilities; whatever's fastest. We can handle mixed material loads. Even those containing water.

 

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Cash or Credit

Get a check or convert your scrap into HPJ credit to fund your next purchase or lease.

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Closed Loop

Buy, lease, repair, or recycle. HPJ is your end to end partner.

How it Works

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Send us the Details

Share details and photos of what you have (sizes, quantity, condition).

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Receive a Quote

We consider repair potential, commodity value, logistics, and processing.

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Logistics your Way

We'll pickup up the material or you can drop-off at an HPJ facility.

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Inspect & Process

Once received, we'll inspect and process the material.

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Get Paid

Get cash or earn HPJ credit. Use credit to buy, lease, or repair.

What We Accept

We are primary buyers of HDPE, HMW-HDPE, UHMW-HDPE, & Polypropylene in the form of:

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Bulk Containers

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Hand Totes

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Pallet Tops

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Pallets & Trays

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Steel Tubs & Wire Baskets

It All Adds Up

Each year, we recycle, refurbish and repair over
lbs.
of scrap and damaged packaging.
Cut CO2e emissions up to
%
using recycled packaging.

Have scrap or obsolete returnables to clear?

Let HPJ help you meet ESG goals and recover value. Send counts and photos to request pricing and choose between cash or account credit for fastest budget impact.