
Gregg Helmberger |

No, not the minis -- they're generally awesome. I'm talking about the enormous package of refuse left over after pulling a single mini out of a big plastic tray that you've just pulled out of a bigger cardboard box that you've just pulled out of a BIGGER cardboard box. Is there any need for this enormous pile of waste (in both material and monetary terms) that's produced just from getting a single mini? There has to be a better way of doing business!

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I was kind of feeling the same way, with a caveat. I ordered 1 case, so I had a small forest of trees and plastic refuse at my feet when I was done. I realize they have to ship this stuff safely, and it needs to be in marketable packaging, but I kind of wish there was a stream lined case or brick not intended for retail shelves that just had the minis in a more optimal plastic shell and no cardboard.

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In a lot of districts the interior packing plastic is not recyclable, it is of too low a grade. Upside, the minimum amount necessary was used.
Regardless less packaging is still better, the R's are ordered in order of most effective, so it is reduce, reuse, and then recycle.

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In a lot of districts the interior packing plastic is not recyclable, it is of too low a grade. Upside, the minimum amount necessary was used.
Regardless less packaging is still better, the R's are ordered in order of most effective, so it is reduce, reuse, and then recycle.
I agree with you 100%.

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Does the packaging have an ISO or DIN code on it? This could help tell you what sort of wood was used, how much was recycled and possibly where it came from.
For instance, if it came from British Columbia and was turned into pulp here, we generally consider our pulp to be sustainable and environmentally friendly (Of course we would, we sell it :) - YMMV).
Excess packaging is caused by externalities - if you could require companies to accept back their packaging and dispose of it, we'd have a lot less.

Varthanna |
Galnörag wrote:I agree with you 100%.In a lot of districts the interior packing plastic is not recyclable, it is of too low a grade. Upside, the minimum amount necessary was used.
Regardless less packaging is still better, the R's are ordered in order of most effective, so it is reduce, reuse, and then recycle.
+1 +1