25 Days of Giving - Day 15

Part of the holiday giving season typically includes mailing gifts to far-away friends and family.  Consider reuse materials for your shipping this year.  Austin Creative Reuse might have all the supplies you need!  We have padded mailers, bubble wrap, bubble pack, shipping popcorn, tubes, labels, and boxes - all at great prices too.If you’re feeling industrious, you can even make your own envelopes using cereal boxes.  Here’s a quick and easy tutorial   http://www.adventuresinfluff.com/2012/07/how-to-upcycle-cereal-box-into-shipping.html                      To take it a step further, think about getting into zero-waste shipping.  Set up an area for the shipping supplies you receive, and use them next time you need to send something out.  Padded envelopes, for example, can be relabeled and even turned inside out to extend their life. Bubble wrap and shipping popcorn will make it through multiple mailings too.Liesl Clark from Trash Backwards.com suggests starting a tradition of encouraging recipients to  reuse by writing a message with your mail-out.And of course, if you find you’ve ended up with more supplies than you need or don’t have the space at home, you can bring them to ACR. We’ll keep the shipping life cycle going!