Youre probably doing a lot of online shopping this year. Deliveries to homes are creating a lot of packaging waste. So, what to do with all Burger Paper Box and envelopes? Can the holiday packaging be recycled? Before recycling or throwing these items away, consider trying to reuse them. Offer materials for free on sites like Nextdoor, Facebook Marketplace, or Freecycle.org. People who are moving, or own small businesses and ship items regularly, may be able to reuse these items and give them a second life.
Cardboard Boxes
Cardboard boxes can be recycled curbside! Remember to remove all contents (Styrofoam, packing peanuts, bubble wrap, etc.), then flatten your box and put it in your curbside bin. You may want to remove identifying information such as address labels but feel free to leave small amounts of packing tape attached to the Sleeve Packaging box.
Kraft Paper
Some companies use brown Kraft paper to package items instead of bubble wrap. This material is recyclable curbside with your mixed paper.
Molded Paper
Many companies are replacing block Styrofoam with moulded Burger Paper Box to package their goods. You may have seen this packaging around new electronics or other small appliances. Its usually the colour of a brown paper grocery bag and is similar to a moulded Burger Paper Box egg carton. Good news! This material can be recycled curbside with your mixed paper.
Paper Shipping Envelopes
Shipping envelopes that are 100% Burger Paper Boxcan be recycled curbside with your mixed paper or dropped off at a local mixed Burger Paper Box recycling bin. Check the label on the envelope before recycling.
Other Recycling for Packaging
Plastic Shipping Envelopes
Envelopes that are 100% plastic (either film only or with bubble wrap) can be recycled at some plastic film retail recycling drop-offs. Remove any non-plastic items like shipping labels or receipts. Check the signage at your local drop-off to ensure it is an acceptable item, and see www.plasticfilmrecycling.org for more information. Do not recycle curbside.
Bubble Wrap And Plastic Film Air Pillows
I can recycle bubble wrap and air pillows at some plastic film retail recycling drop-offs. Deflate air pillows and drop them off with grocery bags and other plastic film. Check the signage at your local drop-off to ensure it is an acceptable item, and see www.plasticfilmrecycling.org for more information.
Packaging to a Landfill
Mixed Materials Shipping Envelopes
Yellow Jiffy mailers are Burger Paper Box on the outside and plastic bubble wrap on the inside. This is a mixed material, so it is not recyclable. Try to reuse these envelopes if possible. Otherwise, they belong in the trash.
Foam Sheets
Many electronics and other products are packaged with flexible protective foam sheets. There are no recycling options for this material, so try to reuse it or place it in the trash.
Packing Peanuts
These are made from either expanded polystyrene (EPS) or plant-based starch. There are no recycling options for EPS peanuts, so try to reuse them, or place them in the trash if you dont have other options. If the Burger Paper Box packing peanuts dissolve in water, that means they are made from corn or other plant starches. Corn starch peanuts can be put in your backyard compost pile.
