REVERSE LOGISTICS
SERVICES

Product coming back? We turn it back into value.

Returns, recalls, and overstock don't have to be a write-off. PLI Reverse Logistics receives, processes, and recovers value from product coming back, at your facility or ours, with the documentation and brand protection your customers expect.

Returned cartons staged on pallets beside a conveyor in a receiving area, with one box opened for triage.
Received, logged, and dispositioned

01 — Service

RETURNS
PROCESSING

We take returned product off your hands and put it through a controlled process: receive, log, inspect, and disposition. Whether it's a steady return stream or a sudden surge, we handle the volume so your team stays focused on production.

  • Receiving and logging of returned product
  • Inspection and grading
  • Disposition to resale, rework, reclaim, or disposal
  • Documented counts and outcomes
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Warehouse racking holding palletised, tagged stock staged under hold.
Contained and accounted for

02 — Service

RECALL
MANAGEMENT

When a recall hits, speed and documentation are everything. We contain, process, and account for recalled product fast, with the clear records you need to satisfy your customer and protect your brand.

  • Rapid containment of recalled product
  • Sort, inspect, and process to defined criteria
  • Full documentation and traceability
  • Coordination often within 24 hours
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A dense bed of machined metal fasteners recovered for reuse.
Components and materials recovered

03 — Service

DISASSEMBLY &
TEARDOWN

We break product down to recover what has value, components, materials, and reusable parts, and separate the rest for proper handling.

  • Product disassembly and teardown
  • Component and material recovery
  • Separation for reclaim or disposal
  • Volume and project-based teardown
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Curved conveyor lines running through a material-handling facility.
Sellable, reworkable, or scrap

04 — Service

SORT & INSPECT
RETURNS

Not everything that comes back is scrap, and not everything is sellable. We sort returned product into clear categories so each unit goes to its best outcome.

  • Grade into sellable, reworkable, and scrap
  • Inspection to your criteria
  • Defect identification and reporting
  • Accurate, documented counts
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A machining hall with a press line running under shafts of daylight.
Restored to sellable condition

05 — Service

REWORK &
REFURBISHMENT

We restore returned and recovered product to sellable condition, correcting defects, replacing components, and verifying the result, so more of it can go back to market.

  • Defect correction and repair
  • Component replacement
  • Testing and verification
  • Restoration to sellable condition
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A press line running printed sheet stock through inked rollers.
Ready to ship again

06 — Service

REPACKAGING &
RELABELING

Recovered product needs to look and ship like new. We repackage, relabel, and re-prepare it to your specification so it's ready to go back out.

  • Repackaging and re-cartoning
  • Relabeling and re-marking
  • Retail-ready and market-specific preparation
  • Kitting of recovered product
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Labelled cartons running down roller conveyor lanes in a sortation hall, routed toward outbound.
Routed to its highest-value outcome

07 — Service

VALUE RECOVERY &
DISPOSITION

Every unit that comes back has a best possible outcome. We route each one to where it recovers the most value: resale, reuse, reclaim, or responsible disposal, and document where it went.

  • Disposition to highest-value outcome
  • Resale and reuse routing
  • Material reclaim
  • Responsible, documented disposal
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WHERE WE WORK.

At your facility

At a PLI center

At your supplier or distribution point

WHY PLI REVERSE LOGISTICS.

Recover more value

the right disposition on every unit, not a blanket write-off

Protect your brand

controlled, documented handling of returned and recalled product

Rapid response

support often coordinated within 24 hours for recalls and return surges

Quality built in

inspection and rework handled to your standards

Clear reporting

counts, disposition, and recovery documented

One partner

part of the PLI family

FAQ.

What does PLI Reverse Logistics handle?

Returns processing, recall management, disassembly, sort and inspect, rework and refurbishment, repackaging, and value recovery.

Can you manage a recall?

Yes, with rapid containment, processing to defined criteria, and full documentation.

What happens to returned product?

It's graded and routed to its highest-value outcome: resale, reuse, reclaim, or responsible disposal.

Can you refurbish product for resale?

Yes, we correct defects, replace components, verify, and repackage for market.

How fast can you start?

Coordination often within 24 hours for recalls and return surges.

PRODUCT COMING BACK?
CALL PLI REVERSE LOGISTICS.

Tell us what you're dealing with and we'll put the right team on it.

sales@phillipslightindustrial.com

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