U-Haul box programs help customers and the environment

The value of U-Haul moving and storage boxes goes beyond their strength and ability to protect our customer’s possessions while moving. A U-Haul box is so sturdy that it can be reused, again and again. Made of up to 90 percent post-consumer content, this also makes U-Haul boxes the best choice for the cost-conscious and recycle-conscious consumer. U-Haul boxes hold up so well, customers regularly save them for reuse, give them to a friend or relative who is moving, use them in organizing their garage, boxing a gift, shipping an item, storage, etc. Many customers are even able to resell them!

100% Buyback Guarantee

U-Haul has long promoted another form of source reduction through its 100 percent Buyback Guarantee. Customers who take advantage of the Buyback Guarantee are preventing waste at the source and reducing demand for natural resources by returning unused boxes (or "extras") to U-Haul for a full refund. Original receipt required.

Take a box, leave a box

U-Haul also offers a drop location in all company stores and many independent U-Haul Dealers where customers can drop off their reusable moving boxes for other customers to take and use for FREE. This is a way for customers to assist one another in reducing moving expenses while promoting reuse of the product, which is always preferable to recycling.

Box Exchange

The U-Haul Box Exchange allows our customers to trade, sell or buy reusable boxes and moving supplies. This is another form of source reduction. With every reuse of a box, a new one is kept from entering the cycle.