Peanuts for business that wants to be green
By rhetoricguy@gmail.com on Aug 17, 2012 in Recommendations
Rogue Robot receives weekly shipments of games that come well-padded in styrofoam peanuts. The owner, Ryan, wants to know if there’s an environmentally friendly way to dispose of them: another business in downtown Duluth that wants them for their shipping purposes? Some other repurposing? Some safe disposal?
Rogue Robot is taking green seriously, going so far as to suggest I unwrap purchases in the store so the owner can bulk recycle the packaging.
Any suggestions for him?
I think shipping stores (FedEx, UPS) will take them.
Pack & Mail Plus at 4602 Grand Avenue will take packing peanuts.
The Mail Room on London Road.
Bring them to Alakef. I might even give you some coffee. It’s a win-win.
Oh wait … Styrofoam? If they’re clean green corn-starch-based ones, I’ll take them off your hands.
I work for FedEx express up by the airport and we will take and reuse peanuts. I also know that Andy at Going Postal in Superior will do the same.
Call or e-mail Security Jewelers and we will pick up.
218-722-6633 | info @ securityjewelers.com
The UPS stores, one on Central Entrance and the other in the Kenwood shopping center, take them for free. They reuse them to ship items.
Many Duluth-Superior Freecycler’s will take them too -- that’s where I get rid of mine, plus they come pick them up!