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My apartment complex has a large delivery bin area and I always wish I can leave the packaging boxes and padding/cushions in that area and only bring back the c
by bwang29 10y ago
My apartment complex has a large delivery bin area and I always wish I can leave the packaging boxes and padding/cushions in that area and only bring back the content of the box (provided that nothing is sensitive and nobody is watching). Would it be great if the delivery person can unbox the item at the delivery location with a fee and then bring the box back for recycling?
- madeofpalk 10y agoI struggle with a similar problem - I use a weekly food delivery service that delivers in a rather large polystyrene box and two ice packs. They offer to take last weeks when they deliver to recycle them, but leaving it out is rather difficult to do in my large apartment complex so I have to resort to always leaving them in the garbage room and I feel terrible for not recycling.
- MaxLeiter 10y agoOut of curiosity, are you talking about Blue Apron? I could benefit from a similar solution
- madeofpalk 10y agoYoufoodz (horrific name, great service) actually. Delivers whole fresh meals rather than raw ingredients http://youfoodz.com http://youfoodz.com I've used HelloFresh in Australia, a competitor/alternative to Blue Apron and the polystryene box they use is much much smaller because it only contains the small meat items. The Youfoodz box is much bigger https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0506/7861/files/Blog-Zarah.jpg?224189824513611957 https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0506/7861/files/Blog-Zarah...
- rmccue 10y agoHelloFresh (AU) recently switched [0][1]: they now use WoolCool (compostable & recyclable), plus gel ice packs (cut open and dispose of gel, recycle packet). Also means you don't need to return the boxes, which is handy in an apartment building. [0]: https://www.hellofresh.com.au/recycle-your-hellofresh-packaging/ https://www.hellofresh.com.au/recycle-your-hellofresh-packag... [1]: https://support.hellofresh.com.au/hc/en-us/articles/217747667-What-is-your-recycling-policy- https://support.hellofresh.com.au/hc/en-us/articles/21774766...
- eli 10y agoPretty sure Blue Apron provides return postage for recycling the box and packing materials.
- niij 10y agoI'm sure your environmental impact of having food delivered to your door by a courier is much greater than a single box anyway.
- phil21 10y agoDepends. A single delivery truck running a route for 20 customers is a heck of a lot more environmentally friendly than those 20 customers driving a car each to the store to load up.
- bkor 10y agoIt's more environmentally friendly to not drive. In Netherlands it's common to have a supermarket very close to your home (walking distance). Else you use a bike. A car is when you have a family and then you'd stock up for a week of supplies.
- djrogers 10y agoWe started using Amazon Fresh a few months ago, and they deliver in reusable totes. You collapse 3-4 of them and stick them in an in-collapsed one and leave it out for pickup the next time you have an order. Really wish the rest of my amazon stuff would come this way.
- r00fus 10y agoOk - what about returns? I have to remember to keep the box (at least) and packing materials (to suppress any complaints) for a week or two until I can ascertain that the item is fully functional/undamaged.
- eli 10y agoI just toss the box and packing materials. In practice, it's rarely been an issue.
- colinbartlett 10y agoWe order a from Amazon Prime Now occasionally and that stuff always just comes in a paper bag. No huge boxes, no packing material at all. Just a bag. I imagine that's because its time in transit is far lower and it's handled by only one currier. In the end, probably less efficient but at least on the packing materials side it's more efficient.
- dawnerd 10y agoHad a prime now package delivered this morning and it was literally just the item. No box or bag. Kinda weird but it works.
- douche 10y agoThis is really awesome when the delivery service has a tendency to just chuck parcels in the snowbank or mud puddle. Ive had to file more than a few complaints and get replacements because of this
- pYQAJ6Zm 10y agoI was pleasantly surprised when I got my first Now purchase delivered that way. I was expecting a box. But the paper bag is better -- I use them as “garbage bags” for paper and cardboard, which makes the recycling quicker on my end.
- wickawic 10y agoI have definitely purchased something on prime now in part because the bags fit so perfectly into my recycling bin...