<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><ns2:project xmlns:ns1="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api" xmlns:ns2="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/project" xmlns:ns3="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/fund" xmlns:ns4="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/person" xmlns:ns5="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/project/outcome" xmlns:ns6="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/organisation" ns1:created="2026-06-03T15:52:43Z" ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/projects/A37E5055-856F-45AC-B087-2AD52365C6BE" ns1:id="A37E5055-856F-45AC-B087-2AD52365C6BE"><ns1:links><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/persons/0C74A55B-6724-4C6E-BDCC-4CE2EFC35522" ns1:rel="PM_PER"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/CDDB2F87-F620-40C0-A26A-0FDFBAF2D393" ns1:rel="LEAD_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/CDDB2F87-F620-40C0-A26A-0FDFBAF2D393" ns1:rel="PARTICIPANT_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:end="2024-11-30T00:00:00Z" ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/funds/4C930BF9-74BD-4B72-B600-DB17851FE1C7" ns1:rel="FUND" ns1:start="2023-12-01T00:00:00Z"/></ns1:links><ns2:identifiers><ns2:identifier ns2:type="RCUK">10094972</ns2:identifier></ns2:identifiers><ns2:title>An innovative e-commerce reusable packaging solution, Empowering brands and consumers to eliminate the need for single-use packaging waste online.</ns2:title><ns2:status>Closed</ns2:status><ns2:grantCategory>Investment Accelerator</ns2:grantCategory><ns2:leadFunder>Innovate UK</ns2:leadFunder><ns2:abstractText>No-boxx enables a circular economy for e-commerce shipping through reusable packaging and integrated impact tracking. Our innovative solution allows retailers to significantly reduce single-use packaging waste and emissions.

No-boxx is a UK-based sustainable packaging provider on a mission to eliminate single-use waste in e-commerce shipping. Founded by serial entrepreneur Zaki Rashid, no-boxx offers an innovative reusable packaging solution for online retailers to reduce the environmental impact of single-use packaging.

The exponential growth in e-commerce has fueled staggering increases in packaging waste, with nearly 100 million metric tons of single-use boxes, plastic poly mailers and wraps generated annually in the UK. No-boxx tackles this pressing issue through our durable reusable packaging solution that can be reused over 20 times.

Each no-boxx package contains a smaller returns envelope allowing customers to easily send the packaging back for additional cycles of reuse. This closed-loop system promotes circularity while slashing waste. Unique QR codes track locations and lifecycles, providing brands and consumers real-time data on waste and carbon reduction.

A Successful pilot has validated no-boxx's ability to decrease single-use packaging waste by over 80%. The team is now focused on scaling up to meet demand from its waiting list of brand partners eager to reduce their environmental footprints.

No-boxx presents a timely solution as public sentiment and government policy increasingly favor sustainable packaging alternatives. With over 75% of consumers willing to pay more for reduced packaging, no-boxx enables retailers to cater to this appetite for eco-conscious options.

By empowering widespread adoption of reusable packaging, no-boxx aims to significantly contribute to national sustainability targets like the 2042 plastic waste elimination goal. With a viable circular economy solution tailored to the e-commerce sector, no-boxx is leading the charge in reducing environmental harm from packaging waste.</ns2:abstractText></ns2:project>