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 >=20