How to ship GREEN
With the holiday season just around the corner, American’s monthly shipping average is about to greatly increase. This season is known for catalog ordering, merchandise shipping, gift sending and the list goes on. All of this shipping also means lots of packing materials being used. Cardboard boxes, wrapping paper, styrofoam peanuts, bubble wrap, insulation paper are some examples of packaging that is too often used one time, tossed in the garbage and left to accumulate in our ever mounting landfills. This holiday season try to “greenify” your shipping methods. Many products are now available in more eco-friendly materials for example recycled corrugated boxes, wrapping paper made of recycled paper, biodegradable peanuts that dissolve in water, biodegradable bubble wrap and more. These items are readily available at retailers nationwide and are likely offered at your local shipping center. Another simple way to be more environmentally conscience is to reuse packaging. Hang onto boxes and packaging when you receive something if you know you are going to being shipping in the near future and reuse it. Make use of old newspaper and paper scraps to insulate your boxes, this helps to keep your things well protected while reusing old newspaper which can later be recycled . And of course always recycle whatever you can of packaging if you have no plans to re use it. All of these practices combine will greatly help to reduce waste and help protect our environment.