Friday, January 18, 2008
Eco-packaging?
Making happy progress on the designs and materials. Now my big question is how to to package and ship? What is the greenest and yet most practical way to wrap and ship? Obviously hand delivering each item by foot isn't really going to happen. (Eventually, if things go well, I hope to have a bicycle delivery service for the NYC area - but that is far along in the dream.) My wares are made of fabric, which I want to arrive in pristine condition to my customer's door. How do you do that without a good ol' ziplock? I would love any suggestions about this topic. Once I, or one of my nonexistent readers, solve the protecting the product dilemma, I need to decide whether to go with a strong envelope or box for mailing. Both are recyclable- just a matter of volume. I guess that will depend on the size of the order. Is there any difference between shipping USPS, UPS, or FEDEX? Anyone have any eco-dirt on these services/companies?
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Hey OrganicNeedle... Burbanmom here. Just wanted you to know that when we ship stuff for VMS we NEVER put it in a plastic bag an it arrives without any damage. We use USPS for our shipping and take advantage of their free shipping boxes for US Priority Mail boxes.
You can order them right online at www.usps.gov. We find priority mail works for us because it is cost-effective and the mailman is already making a stop at our customer's house - no matter what. Whereas with UPS or Fedex, it's an additional stop that they wouldn't already make.
Just some thoughts for you. Hope it helps and good luck with your business! I'll check you out on etsy! (hey, how about a link from your blog to your etsy stuff?) ;-)
You have no idea how thrilled I am for your feedback. Excellent point about USPS making the trip anyway - hadn't even thought about that. The plastic bag thing has been stressing me out- I'm glad to here it can be avoided. I looked into the new eco-plastic bags but they would add a lot to the overall cost and still seem pretty wasteful.
Yes, i am reading all your previous posts!
Fake Plastic Fish's Beth has researched Tyvek pretty thoroughly (it is recyclable, and the manufacturer will recycle it for you, although not a lot of people know this), and the USPS also has Tyvek Priority Mail bags.
For presentation purposes, you could wrap the items in tissue paper before putting them in the bag/box for shipping. Looks nice and more eco-friendly than a plastic bag.
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