Now that the holidays are over, you might be buried in peanuts, packing pillows and Styrofoam, especially if you are like me and depend on the convenience of online shopping.
I have designated a space in the garage dedicated to these materials. I take home a couple of empty copy paper boxes from work and use them to collect these materials. Each box holds a different material. When they are filled, I drop them off at a UPS shipping store on my way to the dairy farm that I visit every other week. UPS and Mail Boxes will accept and reuse these packaging materials. I just drop off the boxes and I'm off to my next errand.
Now if you don't have any of these companies closeby here are some other alternatives. To find a peanut reuser near you, go to www.loosefillpackaging.com. For Styrofoam packing blocks, go to www.epspackaging.org/info.html to find a drop off location or you can mail them the box. Shouldn't cost too much since these materials are very lightweight.
If you are a gardener, you can also repurpose the Styrofoam by placing them in the bottom of pots then add the soil on top to use less soil.
Packing pillows marked "Fill-Air" can be deflated by poking a hole in them, then mail them to Ameri-Pak, Sealed Air Recycle Center, 477 South Woods Drive, Fountain Inn, SC 29644.
I have designated a space in the garage dedicated to these materials. I take home a couple of empty copy paper boxes from work and use them to collect these materials. Each box holds a different material. When they are filled, I drop them off at a UPS shipping store on my way to the dairy farm that I visit every other week. UPS and Mail Boxes will accept and reuse these packaging materials. I just drop off the boxes and I'm off to my next errand.
Now if you don't have any of these companies closeby here are some other alternatives. To find a peanut reuser near you, go to www.loosefillpackaging.com. For Styrofoam packing blocks, go to www.epspackaging.org/info.html to find a drop off location or you can mail them the box. Shouldn't cost too much since these materials are very lightweight.
If you are a gardener, you can also repurpose the Styrofoam by placing them in the bottom of pots then add the soil on top to use less soil.
Packing pillows marked "Fill-Air" can be deflated by poking a hole in them, then mail them to Ameri-Pak, Sealed Air Recycle Center, 477 South Woods Drive, Fountain Inn, SC 29644.
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