Be kind to the environment (and your neighbors). Grab a bag when receiving a package with foam packing "peanuts" and place the pieces into the bag immediately; tying off the top when done. Should you have a need to use this type of packaging you have them right at hand. If not, place the tied off bag into your trash. This prevents loose pieces from spilling out of the trash can on pickup day and being scattered throughout your neighborhood.
By Tahloolabelle from Ventura, CA
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Don't throw them away, reuse them or donate them to a shipping company or a local business that does a lot of shipping. You should also check that they are not the decomposing kind, some are made out of a vegetable starch that breaks down in water, just test one in a little water to see, if it does break down, you can toss them on the lawn or garden while you water, or if you're in a hot climate, wait until Christmas and make it snow, my neighborhood kids loved it.
Many "packaging" stores now accept the peanuts, so if you'd really like them to be reused, consider this possibility, too!
It's also a good idea to keep some of those bags of peanuts to use in the bottom of pots when you are re-potting plants. That way you use less potting soil and the pots don't weigh a lot if you have to move them.
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