All of the products in this post were purchased at Staples. All packageing is available in assorted sizes but since I'm not accually mailing anything I just bought smaller ones.
ECO-FRIENDLY PACKAGEING
Caremail
Care for your items. Care for the earth.
Rugged Mailer Enverlope
This envelope is made with 90% recycled content and 50% of it is post consumer.
Its offers superior edge protection
Cushioned with "yeserday's news"
Made in the U.S.A
Costs $1.99, the same cost of a 'new' Scotch Bubble Mailer (same size)
So for the same price you can limit waste and be more eco-friendly, why wouldn't you use Caremail?
Caremail Ecopacking -- 3-Ply Cushion Fill
Made with 100% recycled content which 100% of it is post consumer.
You can recycle it with mixed papers.
High preformance protective packageing.
Patented fold provides excellent shock absorbsion.
Static-free, dust-free, and hassle-free.
Expands 3 times in volume.
You can't get a more enviromentally friendly packageing then this. You can even recycle it again!
Cost $5.99 for .31 cubic feet.
Staples Shipping Boxes
"We are proud to offer hundred of recycled and remanufactured products."
This box is no different from any other box.
It's available in many assorted sizes.
Made with 65% post consumer content.
Cost $1.49 compared to $1.99 'new' Scotch Mailing Box
If its 'green' and it's cheaper, what's not to love?
RECYCLED PENS/PENCILS
Pentel HyperG
Made with 57% recycled plastic, latex free.
Triple Safe Ink:
People Safe, non-toxic
Check Safe, pernament
Earth Safe, recycology
You wouldn't notice if I lent you this pen that over half of it is recycled.
Cost 4-pack $6.99
Pilot G-knock
BEGREEN
Made from 81.5% recycled content.
I love this pen, it is similar to the ever popular G2, so I paired them up in the photo below.
Cost $5.99 whcih is only 20 cents more then the G2. ($5.79) For a pen that is more then 80% recycled I will gladly pay the extra 20 cents.
SRX USA Green Pencils
EARTH FRIENDLY
USA Green is am earth friendly cedar wood pencil with a high quality graphite core.
No.2 pencils.
Made from unpainted natural cedar wood.
packaged using recycled board.
Cost $4.29 for 18 pencils.
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You have convinced me to be much more attuned to what I purchase at Staples. I wonder if we should try to do this as a school? ELizabeth Benedict
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