Our Packaging Materials

We’ve thoughtfully selected packaging materials with reuse and recyclability in mind. Thank you for supporting our efforts to reduce waste.

♻ Shipping Boxes

  • New: 80% recycled content, manufactured in the USA
  • Secondhand: 100% reused
  • Reuse or curbside recycle: Unfold and flatten before recycling. Most curbside programs accept boxes with labels and tape still attached.

♻ Kraft Mailers

  • New: 100% recycled kraft paper fiber, 70% post-consumer, manufactured in the USA
  • Curbside recyclable

♻ Honeycomb Paper Wrap

  • New: Expandable brown kraft paper, made from materials sourced from well-managed forests, recycled materials, and other controlled wood sources
  • Reuse or curbside recycle

♻ Paper Bubble Wrap

  • New: Brown kraft bubble paper, manufactured in the USA from residual sawmill wood chips; no new trees are cut specifically for this product
  • Reuse or curbside recycle

♻ Packing Paper

  • New newsprint: Wood pulp, uncoated, unbleached, unwaxed
  • Secondhand newsprint and brown kraft paper: 100% reused
  • Reuse or curbside recycle

Tissue Paper

  • New: Wood pulp or recycled paper
  • Secondhand: 100% reused
  • Reuse. Check with your local provider regarding curbside recycling or composting

♻ Paper Packaging Tape

  • New: Kraft paper tape with fiberglass strands, 97% biodegradable, manufactured in the USA. 
  • Curbside recyclable. Fiberglass strands are removed during the pulping process.

Plastic Packaging Tape

  • New: Clear polypropylene packaging tape, manufactured in the USA. 
  • Most curbside recycling programs accept cardboard boxes with tape still attached; excessive tape should be removed when possible.

Painters Tape 

  • New: Medium adhesive masking tape. 
  • Not recyclable. Dispose of tape in household trash after unpacking.

Jute Twine

  • New: Natural, plant-based fiber
  • Reuse or compost at home. Check with your local provider about curbside composting

Hang Tags

  • New: Brown kraft paper
  • Curbside recyclable

To see how these materials come together when we wrap your order, visit How We Pack Orders.