Think about how much packaging goes in and out of every home, office, and store every single day. Think about how little of that packaging is actually recyclable or biodegradable and gets thrown away regardless. We have found some great products that will help solve this problem.

To protect your products we have found recycled packaging rolls and biodegradable packaging peanuts. CareMail has a product called the CareMail Greenwrap Protective Cushioning Packaging Roll. It is made with renewable energy, 90% recycled materials, and 50% post-consumer materials. As for peanuts, which are typically  made out of that awful material called styrofoam, we have found biodegradable peanuts such as the  Duck CareMail Biodegradable Peanuts which are made out of corn starch and are organic. We also found recycled peanuts such as the  Staples Environmentally Friendly Packaging Peanuts which are made out of the remains of other loose fill.

When it comes to envelopes and boxes, we have found the Henkel CareMail® Rugged Mailer and the Henkel 1143553 CareMail® Box. The mailer is made out of recycled newsprint, which is great for protection. The box is made out of 100% recycled products and 90% post-consumer materials.

The best part of all of these? The peanuts can be used over and over again, and will biodegrade if thrown out, and the boxes, mailer and wrap can be recycled when no longer usable!

Next time you are making a shipment, go with green packaging. You can find these products at Amazon.com at the links above or any office supply store!

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