If you buy things to any extent, you’ve probably got some leftover packaging hanging around. What are some cool ways you’ve found to make use of all these materials? Special props to ideas that can be replicated!

  • Okokimup@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    I do shipping fulfillment for my brother’s business and at least 60% of the boxes I use are just reused from stuff getting mailed to us. I reuse all kind of stuff for packing material, especially xmas/birthday wrapping paper.

    Colorful paper packaging can be good for collage art.

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      3 days ago

      Oh yeah, this is a good idea too. When I used to work at a mom and pop we did this. I forgot about it until you said something. We did use our own air compressor and bubble wrap (not sure what to call this packaging otherwise, but it’s those tubular inflatable packaging materials) for delicate glass materials. Otherwise everything else was just a reused product. Solid suggestion =)!

      Have any visuals for the collages? Would love to see them with my peepers.

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          When I opened the link I had a “woahohohohoho” kinda deep belly laugh so thank you for that. Hehehe! I never even thought of that. One time I did see a show where someone used beach trash to represent a dead seagull or something like that but it was a long time ago. I think it was a statement on well…beach trash. This kinda reminds me of that. It’s so awesome what human minds can come up with =P!