Packing Peanuts


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Dear Wife and I were lamenting today about how we have no use for the canvas shopping bag of styrofoam packing peanuts that came with our case of Heroes and Monsters so we are throwing them out.

I recognize that decisions like packing filler are mainly driven by price concerns, but have you considered using the biodegradable puffed cornstarch packing peanuts? They are better for the environment and easier to dispose of (throw in the yard on a rainy day and they are gone). An extra bonus is that they make phenomenal tub toys for toddlers.

"Whoops, you dropped it in the water. Where did it go? Here's another one. Whoops, you dropped it in the water. Where did it go? Here's another one..."

Just a thought. Thanks!!

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Hey Aaron!

Most of the time we do use the recycled packing peanuts, but we often get packages from other manufacturers and distributors that use the old styrofoam packing peanuts, and we try and reuse them in customer packages. (I wonder if our packing peanuts are starting to operate like the mythical One Fruitcake: only one batch of styrofoam peanuts, constantly circulating among our customers and our distributors.)

Long story short: we don't like 'em either, but we do try and be responsible and reuse them whenever possible.


Aaron, take them to your local packaging/shipping store! They'll be very grateful, and you're recycling! Every time I fill up a trash bag with packing peanuts, that's where mine go. :)

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Here's an older post from Vic explaining why we use the packing materials that we use.


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I feed my packing peanuts to my packingderm. :P


Good to know that you are recycling! I will do a search to find a local packaging/shipping store. I would rather see them reused at least once more than getting landfilled.

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