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> Ripacycle helps industrial, logistics and service companies manage end-of-life shrink guns through refurbishment and recycling. Operated by Ripack in Europe, the programme supports circular economy goals with a €100 voucher or donation option.

- URL : https://ripacycle.com/en/1141/
- Mis à jour : 2025-11-26
- Langue : en-US
- Auteur : Morgane Dagonneau
- Source : Ripacycle

**How Ripacycle concretely helps companies achieve their CSR goals**

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Between regulations, client pressure and employee expectations, CSR has become a must-have for industrial, logistics and service companies. But turning commitments into visible actions on the ground is not always easy, especially when it comes to a very practical question: what should be done with end-of-life equipment?

With Ripacycle, the Sefmat group provides an operational answer: recycling and refurbishing shrink guns while reducing environmental impact and delivering a direct economic benefit to the user.

### From old shrink gun to refurbished equipment: a virtuous loop

The Ripacycle concept is simple:

**The company sends in its old shrink gun**

- Whatever its condition, all models are accepted.
- The return slip is generated directly online and shipping is free for the customer.

**The gun is then sorted and either refurbished or recycled**

- Parts in good condition are cleaned and reused in refurbished shrink guns.
- End-of-life components are entrusted to specialist partners for recycling in line with environmental regulations.

**Refurbished guns are put back on the market**

- Refurbished in Ripack workshops, directly at the manufacturer.
- Tested, checked and covered by a 1-year warranty to ensure reliable operation.

This loop helps reduce waste, extend product life and limit the manufacture of new equipment – all key points for a credible CSR policy.

### A CSR solution that combines ecology and economy

Ripacycle is clearly positioned as an “ecological and economical” solution:

- Recycling and refurbishing = less waste, more materials reused.
- Possibility to buy refurbished shrink guns at a reduced price (different quality grades available, all tested and certified).
- Lower equipment costs while improving environmental footprint.

For companies, this translates into:

- a circular economy approach that is easy to highlight in CSR reports,
- an optimised equipment budget (purchase of refurbished tools, €100 voucher towards a new gun),
- more responsible management of equipment end-of-life.

### Environmental commitment: donation to The Ocean Cleanup

Ripacycle is not limited to equipment management: the programme also includes a social and environmental dimension.

When a company sends back a shrink gun, it can choose between:

- a €100 voucher, valid towards the purchase of a new Ripack gun exclusively on ripacycle.com,
- or a €100 donation to an association (currently The Ocean Cleanup, which fights plastic pollution in the oceans).

This is a very easy CSR asset to showcase:

> “Our old shrink guns help fund ocean clean-up.”

### A structured and traceable channel for your waste

Managing equipment waste can quickly become a headache: compliance, partners, traceability…

Ripacycle provides a clear structure:

- Defined process: collection, sorting, refurbishing, recycling.
- Specialist partners for waste collection and treatment, especially for metal and plastic recycling, in compliance with legislation.
- Service operated directly by the manufacturer Ripack, in Europe, via a dedicated platform.

For your company, this becomes:

- a solid argument in CSR audits,
- a concrete element to integrate into your waste management / circular economy strategy,
- a simple way to illustrate your commitments: “Our equipment is part of a responsible recycling chain.”

### Conclusion: Ripacycle, a turnkey CSR programme built around Ripack equipment