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Perhaps there might be a better systemic way of avoiding e.g. water damage without resorting to single-use plastics. Maybe reusable water-proof shipping contai
by rabidrat 7y ago
Perhaps there might be a better systemic way of avoiding e.g. water damage without resorting to single-use plastics. Maybe reusable water-proof shipping containers, or requiring postal workers to remove their tear ducts.
- userbinator 7y agoA lot of packaging materials are reusable, especially something as generic as a plastic bag, cardbox, or bubble wrap; why more people don't --- even when they have to themselves ship something --- is the problem. I have a stash of such material that I've accumulated and use to ship things to others, and I give them to friends who mention/ask.
- zaroth 7y agoSome of the newer envelopes are designed to be at least reused a single time, with a clean perforation to open it, and a second glue strip ready to be peeled. These are designed for shipping back returns, not really for general reuse. It would be so nice if they could take it a step further and design the envelopes for true multiple re-use. For example, the white waterproof slightly padded envelopes from Amazon tear open cleanly (most of the time) but aren't extremely reusable because you have to fold over the open end on itself to tape it shut, which looks terrible, and seems flimsy, so I don't save them that often. I think the biggest challenge is that the closer you get to full re-use, the closer you also get to making it trivial for someone to pop open the envelope, steal what's inside, and reseal it like they were never there.