At some point, everyone needs packaging solutions for shipping something to a friend or relative in another city or state. Shipping outlets are particularly busy during the holiday seasons which typically begin sometime in early November or late October. There are many different styles and types of shipping containers and the packaging materials a shipping company could provide to their customers in order to make sure their items arrive safely and securely to their destination.
What many of the consumers are concerned about, besides their items getting to there destination undamaged and on time, is that the company they choose to ship them is eco-friendly. Many packaging companies are cutting down on the amount of paper, wrapping and covering they use to insure that the items are safe. This doesn’t mean that a consumers item are any less safe, they are simply packaged tighter and smaller in order to save on excess shipping materials.
One of the major concerns shipping and packaging companies had was the over use of packaging peanuts. These are typically made of Styrofoam and this material is not a biodegradable material. This means it will last nearly forever in a landfill and never become part of the dirt. One way to save the landfills from these little packaging peanuts is to reuse and recycle them as often as possible.
The other concern is the bubble and plastic wraps that many items are overly wrapped in for safety of the item. Doing the same with the plastic wraps as with the packaging peanuts is ideal, recycling and reusing the long sheets of it. There is another solution and that is to purchase the materials in a recycled form to begin with. There are a couple of companies that create plastic wrap out of old grocery bags and plastic bottles. This will help to protect the items and cut down on the use of so much plastic.
Now that more people are concerned with the environment and either shipping less or wanting less air shipped with their valuable or breakable items, a packaging design has been altered to be smaller. This smaller package may still hold the same amount of products or the same size item, only there would be less room for packaging materials and air. There has never been any proof that air is a good source of protection against cracking or other damage in shipping and receiving.
A great way to help save the landfills from overflowing with packaging materials is to return an empty box and the packaging materials to the shipping company. After a birthday gift or package from an online store has been received, a shipping company might consider taking the packaging materials and box back to be used again. Some of the boxes are sturdy enough to be used several more times and the tape used to close boxes is very strong.
There are certain containers for certain items. For example, if someone needs to ship something flammable or sharp, they need to tell the shipper of this so they can prepare a special container and be safe when handling the item. Everyone from the person who packages and sends off the box to the people who handle the box and the truck drivers will need to know that there is something potentially hazardous in the box so they are all safe.
There are many Earth friendly Packaging solutions available for people who ship a lot of items each week or something only once in a while. Remembering to use less, use recycled materials and recycle and reuse what one receives is a good way to do ones part to help the Earth from an overload of packaging materials.
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