Packing and Shipping Supplies May Soon Turn to Farms For Help

As the need for more environmentally protective materials emerge, corporations and universities invest large amounts of resources into the experimentation and discovery of environmentally friendly materials to be used the world over. A recent discovery by University of Delaware Chemical Engineering Professor Richard Wool and his students have found a way to create a biodegradable plastic by combining the fibers from chicken feathers that have been removed from the quills and combining them with soybean resin.

Currently, this new plastic is only being used by computer companies, because of the new plastics resistance to heat and its increased conductivity. However, in years to come, expect to see this new environmentally friendly plastic make a name for itself in the reusable and recyclable plastic packing and shipping supplies industry.

Packing Fragile Items — The Joys of Bubble Wrap

Whether you’re packing several hundred items into scores of our shipping or you’re just sending a couple things in one of our clipboard boxes, it’s important to know how to pack fragile items in a way that will ensure their safe delivery. Even with all the right packaging material, it’s essential to prepare your goods properly before sending them through the mail. Having your items break while being shipped is a good way to upset customers, but it is also an easy problem to avoid.

When working with smaller shipping boxes, it is best to secure the bottom with shipping tape and then add a layer of protective peanuts, bubble wrap or foam. Taping the bottom ensures that the material you’re shipping won’t fall through the bottom of the box.

Then make sure that each item being shipped is wrapped separately, in either bubble wrap or foam. Place each item in your carton, but be sure to leave some extra space. Then fill the space left with either bubble wrap or packing peanuts.

A well-packed box will ensure that your valuable items will have a safe trip, and that nothing will arrive smashed and broken. With the right packing containers and the right protective supplies like bubble wrap and foam, you’re goods will reach their destination the way you want them to—in one piece.

Getting the Right Size Bubble Mailer

Whether you’re selling CDs and DVDs on eBay or you’re buying video games from any of the various online dealers, chances are you’ve handled a bubble mailer recently. As sales of music and movies on Internet increases, these bubble mailers have only become more and more popular. But when you’re sending something packaged in a bubble mailer, it can be difficult figure out the size of the mailer you’ll need.

Here’s an easy method you can use so you always should have the correct size of bubble mailer:

Width of bubble mailer: Measure the width of the product you’re sending, then add the thickness of the product you’re sending, then add ½” So that’s:

Width of product + Thickness of product + ½”

Length of the bubble mailer: Measure the length of the product you’re sending, then measure the thickness of the product, then add 2” So that’s:

Length of product + Thickness of product + 2”

This should guarantee you’ve ordered a bubble mailer big enough for your materials.

Bubble Wrap: Fun After the Package is Open

Every little kid instinctively knows that when a package arrives in the mail, the most fun thing to do is to pop the bubble wrap. Traditionally bubble wrap comes in a number of sizes each designated to adding a new level of protection for your valuables.

What many people don’t realize about bubble wrap however is that when its initial job as a packaging supply is done, it still has a number of uses for the recipient. For example, when placed underneath a window sill or in front of a doorway, bubble wrap can make an excellent theft deterrent, by alerting the residents to any disturbance. Also, bubble wrap can also be used as an inexpensive substitute for orthopedic shoe insoles, just cut to size, slide in the shoe and instantly you will feel like you are walking on air.

For your own bubble wrap purchases whether for protection of valuables, or any other fun ideas you can come up with, packagingsupplies.com can help you out.