They're messy, they get everywhere, and then what do you do with them?
Why I hate packing peanuts
They're hard to get rid of, there's all this extra work involved in even just throwing them away. Sure, you can dissolve the corn starch ones, but then you've wasted a bunch of water.
So, what to do with them? That's next.
How to re-gift packing peanuts
You mean, some people actually want them?
Okay, so you've got some, and you want them gone, but you don't want to add them to the landfill. The easiest way to get rid of them is to post an OFFER on your local freecycle group.
What is freecycle? Check them out at Freecycle.org and find your local group. Freecycle is a give away/take away email list where you can post things to give away, and request things you are looking for (but you can't ask for anything untill you've posted some offers.)
If there isn't a freecyle group in your area, you could start one!
Otherwise, email the offer to folks you know, see if anyone has a use for them.
Some pack and ship stores will accept bags of packing peanuts. To give them yours, bag your packing peanuts and sift out and other packing materials that may have been mixed in, such as newspaper.
Pranks using packing peanuts!
Now, for the record, I'm not suggesting you actually do this yourself.
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mia wrote
Absolutely, I use them up for packages that I need to send out.
#2 is give them away to someone else who needs them. Lots of people who are moving really want them.
Posted April 06, 2008
pat wrote
I have found a very practical way to re-use styrofoam,plastic shopping bags, cardboard and reduce heat loss in our homes. Simply take either styro peanuts or chop up styro and place in shopping bags 3/4 filled staple end of bag , set between floor joists in your basement and proceed to cut cardboard the width from center of the joist and tack to bottom of joist to hold styro. It is a great heat loss reducer and eliminates disposal of these items.
Posted April 02, 2008
WolfMoonHP wrote...
Very cute...and the Freecycle idea is a real winner. I live in South Florida where the landfills are the only hills. In fact, one of the first and tallest in the area is not-so-affectionately known as Mount Trashmore. It is the highest elevation in three counties.
Posted July 09, 2007
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