I hate my plastic mailers! (reducing waste)
As I've gotten higher and higher order volumes, I've come to hate my plastic mailers. I used to love the pretty blue color, but bringing a dozen single use plastic bags that'll be in the trash in 5 days to the post office has made me realize they're a little too wasteful. It's really a shame because (besides the pins) everything else about the packaging to strictly paper. My solution to the problem is to switch to paper padded mailers. I've found a great option (from ecoenclose) I'm going to start using as soon as I run out of my current stock of plastic mailers! It's made from 100% recycled material, Naturally biodegradable, and is just all together pretty sturdy. I originally thought these where out of budget for me, but I was surprised to see that if I ordered large quantities they're only $0.10 more expensive then my current solution. There are however a few draw backs, the main one being that these new mailers weigh 1.5 ounces whereas my old one...