Comments on: Recycling Tyvek: Another small way to deal with plastic at work (and home) http://fakeplasticfish.com/2007/10/recycling-tyvek-another-small-way-to/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:45:05 -0700 hourly 1 By: cd mailers http://fakeplasticfish.com/2007/10/recycling-tyvek-another-small-way-to/comment-page-1/#comment-11129 cd mailers Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:00:03 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2007/10/recycling-tyvek-another-small-way-to-deal-with-plastic-at-work-and-home/#comment-11129 Using recyclable mailing materials is something that I am a big fan of. I try to stay away from Tyvek because it's such a pain to recycle and use paper and cardboard instead, but sometimes it is necessary to go the plastic route. .-= cd mailers´s last blog ..<a href="http://cdmailersshipping.com/cd-mailer-great-for-software-companies.html" rel="nofollow">CD Mailer – Great for Software Companies</a> =-. Using recyclable mailing materials is something that I am a big fan of. I try to stay away from Tyvek because it’s such a pain to recycle and use paper and cardboard instead, but sometimes it is necessary to go the plastic route.
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]]> By: How to get rid of annoying packaging | Verdant Green http://fakeplasticfish.com/2007/10/recycling-tyvek-another-small-way-to/comment-page-1/#comment-8996 How to get rid of annoying packaging | Verdant Green Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:09:23 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2007/10/recycling-tyvek-another-small-way-to-deal-with-plastic-at-work-and-home/#comment-8996 [...] Tyvek envelopes are a different story since they are actually made of plastic and not paper. You can mail Tyvek envelopes back to the manufacturer (Dupont) for recycling. [...] [...] Tyvek envelopes are a different story since they are actually made of plastic and not paper. You can mail Tyvek envelopes back to the manufacturer (Dupont) for recycling. [...]

]]> By: How to get rid of annoying packaging | DadsGoGreen.com http://fakeplasticfish.com/2007/10/recycling-tyvek-another-small-way-to/comment-page-1/#comment-8800 How to get rid of annoying packaging | DadsGoGreen.com Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:43:25 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2007/10/recycling-tyvek-another-small-way-to-deal-with-plastic-at-work-and-home/#comment-8800 [...] Tyvek envelopes are a different story since they are actually made of plastic and not paper. You can mail Tyvek envelopes back to the manufacturer (Dupont) for recycling. [...] [...] Tyvek envelopes are a different story since they are actually made of plastic and not paper. You can mail Tyvek envelopes back to the manufacturer (Dupont) for recycling. [...]

]]> By: Cupcake Porterhouse http://fakeplasticfish.com/2007/10/recycling-tyvek-another-small-way-to/comment-page-1/#comment-4680 Cupcake Porterhouse Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:04:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2007/10/recycling-tyvek-another-small-way-to-deal-with-plastic-at-work-and-home/#comment-4680 Great info! I do mail order and use tyvek and other plastics & I'm trying to work up a good recycling/return program for my customers. With lightweight items like fiber, tyvek and other plastics are useful because they're light and durable (keeping mailing costs & transport fuel use down), but it all piles up so quickly as waste if you don't have a plan. And it's great to know there's way to get rid of the excess if my recycling plan overwhelms me with excess mailers!<br/><br/>P.S. HP's not paying postage out of the kindness of their hearts; there's a real and lucrative market for used plastic cartridges. Anyone with a giant pile of empty inkjet cartridges might be happier donating them to one of the many charities that collect them, or selling them on ebay. Great info! I do mail order and use tyvek and other plastics & I'm trying to work up a good recycling/return program for my customers. With lightweight items like fiber, tyvek and other plastics are useful because they're light and durable (keeping mailing costs & transport fuel use down), but it all piles up so quickly as waste if you don't have a plan. And it's great to know there's way to get rid of the excess if my recycling plan overwhelms me with excess mailers!

P.S. HP's not paying postage out of the kindness of their hearts; there's a real and lucrative market for used plastic cartridges. Anyone with a giant pile of empty inkjet cartridges might be happier donating them to one of the many charities that collect them, or selling them on ebay.

]]> By: Fake Plastic Fish http://fakeplasticfish.com/2007/10/recycling-tyvek-another-small-way-to/comment-page-1/#comment-2994 Fake Plastic Fish Sun, 20 Jul 2008 17:38:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2007/10/recycling-tyvek-another-small-way-to-deal-with-plastic-at-work-and-home/#comment-2994 Hi Kamla. I don't know about recycling those other types of envelopes. Personally, I reuse them whenever I get them. If you do find out anything, please let me know! Hi Kamla. I don’t know about recycling those other types of envelopes. Personally, I reuse them whenever I get them. If you do find out anything, please let me know!

]]> By: kamla http://fakeplasticfish.com/2007/10/recycling-tyvek-another-small-way-to/comment-page-1/#comment-2993 kamla Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:12:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2007/10/recycling-tyvek-another-small-way-to-deal-with-plastic-at-work-and-home/#comment-2993 Thank you Beth, for providing the Tyvek recycle address. I hope you can help me here as well. Is there a recycle place to mail the soft plastic mailers that come from UPS, USPS, Fedex, DHL, and most mail-order companies? Most are gray or white on outside, and darker gray on inside. DHL is yellow/red on outside, red on inside. My local UPS store says to just throw them away. And then there are the paper mailers with thin bubble wrap glued to the inside. They can't recycle as paper or as plastic bag. There's also Scotch "Smart Mailer" - plastic with thin bubble wrap glued to the inside. They have their own website, with no recycle info. Doesn't sound very "smart" to me.<br/>A response is desired. Thank you Beth, for providing the Tyvek recycle address. I hope you can help me here as well. Is there a recycle place to mail the soft plastic mailers that come from UPS, USPS, Fedex, DHL, and most mail-order companies? Most are gray or white on outside, and darker gray on inside. DHL is yellow/red on outside, red on inside. My local UPS store says to just throw them away. And then there are the paper mailers with thin bubble wrap glued to the inside. They can’t recycle as paper or as plastic bag. There’s also Scotch “Smart Mailer” – plastic with thin bubble wrap glued to the inside. They have their own website, with no recycle info. Doesn’t sound very “smart” to me.
A response is desired.

]]> By: moonlite293@yahoo.com http://fakeplasticfish.com/2007/10/recycling-tyvek-another-small-way-to/comment-page-1/#comment-2454 moonlite293@yahoo.com Mon, 26 May 2008 14:00:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2007/10/recycling-tyvek-another-small-way-to-deal-with-plastic-at-work-and-home/#comment-2454 Thank you for this information. I have been a recycler since my first apartment back in 1972. 8 years ago, I moved to an area that does not recycle Tyvek, so I've been saving all my Tyvek envelopes knowing that someday I would find out where to send them to. The last time I called duPont, I got lost in the computer greeting world and didn't try again. Love this site! Thank you for this information. I have been a recycler since my first apartment back in 1972. 8 years ago, I moved to an area that does not recycle Tyvek, so I’ve been saving all my Tyvek envelopes knowing that someday I would find out where to send them to. The last time I called duPont, I got lost in the computer greeting world and didn’t try again. Love this site!

]]> By: Anonymous http://fakeplasticfish.com/2007/10/recycling-tyvek-another-small-way-to/comment-page-1/#comment-2276 Anonymous Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:51:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2007/10/recycling-tyvek-another-small-way-to-deal-with-plastic-at-work-and-home/#comment-2276 I recently started at a printing company, which uses Tyvek for wristbands, the kind used at festivals, water parkes, and the like. In printing, tests, roll/ink/adhesive changes or any problems all cause the excess to be thrown away. It makes me sick, and the trash men have to come twice a week. Does any one know if that waste can be recycled, since it has adhesive on it, like the envelopes? Luckily the president of the company is willing to let me explore this and become his 'green guy'. I will also try to contact Du Pont, but since it will be on a mass scale, clearly mailing envelopes is not practical. I recently started at a printing company, which uses Tyvek for wristbands, the kind used at festivals, water parkes, and the like. In printing, tests, roll/ink/adhesive changes or any problems all cause the excess to be thrown away. It makes me sick, and the trash men have to come twice a week. Does any one know if that waste can be recycled, since it has adhesive on it, like the envelopes? Luckily the president of the company is willing to let me explore this and become his ‘green guy’. I will also try to contact Du Pont, but since it will be on a mass scale, clearly mailing envelopes is not practical.

]]> By: Anonymous http://fakeplasticfish.com/2007/10/recycling-tyvek-another-small-way-to/comment-page-1/#comment-2121 Anonymous Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:53:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2007/10/recycling-tyvek-another-small-way-to-deal-with-plastic-at-work-and-home/#comment-2121 I recently started using the Tyvek Recycling program at my work, however I just found out that several of my fellow employees have stopped piling up their Tyvek envelopes when they found out that we have to pay for the postage to mail them back. It's very frustrating to know that people are worried more about a few dollars than they are about piling this stuff into our landfills. Tsk-tsk!<br/><br/>-C I recently started using the Tyvek Recycling program at my work, however I just found out that several of my fellow employees have stopped piling up their Tyvek envelopes when they found out that we have to pay for the postage to mail them back. It’s very frustrating to know that people are worried more about a few dollars than they are about piling this stuff into our landfills. Tsk-tsk!

-C

]]> By: Rachel http://fakeplasticfish.com/2007/10/recycling-tyvek-another-small-way-to/comment-page-1/#comment-1230 Rachel Sun, 03 Feb 2008 08:25:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2007/10/recycling-tyvek-another-small-way-to-deal-with-plastic-at-work-and-home/#comment-1230 I'm in love with these recycled paper CD sleeves: http://www.sustainablegroup.net/resleeve.html I’m in love with these recycled paper CD sleeves: http://www.sustainablegroup.net/resleeve.html

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