Re: [AH] NEED: USED ANTI STAT BAGS

From Brian Willoughby
Sent Sat, Nov 3rd 2018, 21:39

Most of the cardboard =E2=80=98bubble wrap=E2=80=99 has to be prepared =
in some way that makes it expand. You are then supposed to use it like =
people use newspaper to pad a shipment. I=E2=80=99ve seen scalloped =
patterns cut into cardboard paper that allow it to take up more room, =
but if you=E2=80=99re not careful this pattern can be flattened, and =
then it=E2=80=99s no better than paper.

Perhaps you should keep looking for better paper or cardboard =
alternatives. A lot of the chip manufacturers that I=E2=80=99m buying =
from are now using this strange paper and cardboard sandwich that =
expands to take up more space and provide cushioning.

If only people saved the original boxes and used those to ship keyboards =
when they sell them used. It=E2=80=99s really quite challenging to make =
one-off packing that works as well as the original styrofoam for the =
heavier electronics.

Brian


On Nov 3, 2018, at 2:32 PM, Peter Forrest <xxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xx.xx> wrote:
> Talking of plastic bags, re-cycling, etc., I know I'm in a bad =
position because we use a hell of a lot of expanded polystyrene and =
bubble-wrap each year. I hope that a lot of that gets re-cycled in =
packaging (and sometimes we do see it when something else comes back to =
us). But I'm sure a lot gets wasted and becomes bad waste. At least we =
re-cycle bike boxes, supermarket cartons etc., but that is not enough.
> The last time I ordered some bubble-wrap I saw the company also sold =
cardboard 'bubble wrap'. I ordered a roll, but first impressions are =
poor.  It seems to be a half the thickness of its plastic equivalent, =
and not very resilient or shock-protecting.
> Anyone have better ideas?
> Peter Forrest
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