Guest guest Posted January 20, 2006 Report Share Posted January 20, 2006 Nancy, I recycle boxes all the time. As far as the priority mail box, just pull it apart where it is glued then turn it inside out and re tape it. That way you have a blank box to write on, they won't charge you extra, and you are recycling. I turn almost all my boxes inside out. Laura > Last week, I had a pkg. Used a recycled US > Priority box. It was heavy, so it was just going book rate. > I thought. Anyone could tell it was a recycled box. > Even covered almost everything that said it was Priority. > So much for recycling. Post Office made me pay > Priority are it was a box that came from them. > > Nancy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2006 Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 Actually, the Priority Mail boxes from USPS have " USPS " stamped all over the inside, so they know it's their box. Maybe you used an old one successfully (before the USPS caught on to the practice). The priority mail box I used just yesterday had " USPS " stamped on the inside so there would have been no inside-outing. I suppose if you wanted to take the time to wrap the box inside brown paper or something you could get away with it, but that's not really saving much. Karen At 11:54 AM -0500 1/20/06, Laura Sarbach wrote: >Nancy, >I recycle boxes all the time. As far as the priority mail box, >just pull it apart where it is glued then turn it inside out and re tape >it. That way >you have a blank box to write on, they won't charge you extra, and >you are recycling. I turn almost all my boxes inside out. >Laura > > > >> Last week, I had a pkg. Used a recycled US >> Priority box. It was heavy, so it was just going book rate. >> I thought. Anyone could tell it was a recycled box. >> Even covered almost everything that said it was Priority. >> So much for recycling. Post Office made me pay >> Priority are it was a box that came from them. >> >> Nancy > > >The information contained in these e-mails is not a substitute >for diagnosis and treatment by a qualified, licensed professional. > -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Karen M. Chan | kmchan | Whatever Happens... Smile! http://www.linkline.com/personal/kmchan/index.html P.O. Box 1390 / La Canada, CA 91012-5390 <> <> <> <> <> * Beautiful skin is just a click away! * * Visit me, your Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant! * * http://www.marykay.com/karenchan * * Contact me for your FREE facial at karenchan * Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2006 Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 Hi Karen, Just was surprised the government wouldn't let you recylce a box. Found out I was wrong. Do use and have new one ro ship Priority. Oh well, live and learn. Nancy Actually, the Priority Mail boxes from USPS have " USPS " stamped all over the inside, so they know it's their box. Maybe you used an old one successfully (before the USPS caught on to the practice). The priority mail box I used just yesterday had " USPS " stamped on the inside so there would have been no inside-outing. I suppose if you wanted to take the time to wrap the box inside brown paper or something you could get away with it, but that's not really saving much. Karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2006 Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 Hi Laura, Just never thought I couldn't recycle a used box. You could tell it was used. I did take all the tape off. Guess I won't do that again. Find another use for those boxes. Nancy Nancy, I recycle boxes all the time. As far as the priority mail box, just pull it apart where it is glued then turn it inside out and re tape it. That way you have a blank box to write on, they won't charge you extra, and you are recycling. I turn almost all my boxes inside out. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2006 Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 The problem doesn't come from you wanting to recycle boxes, it comes from people ordering their shipping boxes free from the USPS and then flipping them inside out and using whatever shipping method or company the first time. While you're trying to do the right thing and recycle, there are many out there who were doing this the first time and not having to purchase shipping boxes for their business. It was costing the federal government (aka us taxpayers) to supply these businesses. As usual, the rotten apples ruin it for the masses. If nothing else, recycle the cardboard at a cardboard recycling site. Contact your local solid waste management company and they should be able to tell you where they are available. Or a local business that pays to recycle cardboard may allow you to drop a box in just ask - all they can say is no. Green Blessings Patty Corapi In a message dated 1/21/2006 9:47:58 AM Eastern Standard Time, paulacoon writes: you can reuse/recycle the priority mail boxes but only to ship via priority mail. They are free from any post office or from www.USPS.com Hi Karen, Just was surprised the government wouldn't let you recylce a box. Found out I was wrong. Do use and have new one ro ship Priority. Oh well, live and learn. Nancy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2006 Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 supposedly, the post office won't allow mailing of packages that are wrapped in paper Paula .......... in Michigan I used to have super powers but my therapist took them away I suppose if you wanted to take the time to wrap the box inside brown paper or something you could get away with it, but that's not really saving much. Karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2006 Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 you can reuse/recycle the priority mail boxes but only to ship via priority mail. They are free from any post office or from www.USPS.com Hi Karen, Just was surprised the government wouldn't let you recylce a box. Found out I was wrong. Do use and have new one ro ship Priority. Oh well, live and learn. Nancy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2006 Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 Hope you don't get caught doing that...USPS frowns on that sort of thing. :-( Kelly - " Laura Sarbach " <macbach Friday, January 20, 2006 11:54 AM Re: OT:recycling US mail > Nancy, > I recycle boxes all the time. As far as the priority mail box, > just pull it apart where it is glued then turn it inside out and re tape > it. That way > you have a blank box to write on, they won't charge you extra, and > you are recycling. I turn almost all my boxes inside out. > Laura -- Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.14.21/236 - Release 1/20/2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2006 Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 I believe you CAN re-use a box, you just can't take a USPS priority mail box, flip it inside-out, and use it for non-priority mail shipments. Karen >Hi Laura, > > Just never thought I couldn't recycle a used box. > You could tell it was used. I did take all the tape off. > Guess I won't do that again. > Find another use for those boxes. > > Nancy > > > Nancy, >I recycle boxes all the time. As far as the priority mail box, >just pull it apart where it is glued then turn it inside out and re >tape >it. That way >you have a blank box to write on, they won't charge you extra, and >you are recycling. I turn almost all my boxes inside out. >Laura > > -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Karen M. Chan | kmchan | Whatever Happens... Smile! http://www.linkline.com/personal/kmchan/index.html P.O. Box 1390 / La Canada, CA 91012-5390 <> <> <> <> <> * Beautiful skin is just a click away! * * Visit me, your Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant! * * http://www.marykay.com/karenchan * * Contact me for your FREE facial at karenchan * Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 Actually, USPS isn't an actual part of the U.S. Government. Didja know that? I didn't know that until about two years ago. I always thought they were a government entity, too. USPS is considered an " independent establishment of the Executive Branch " (http://www.usps.com/postalhistory/welcome.htm), and don't get operating money from the federal government. They get it from the revenue from the sale of postage-related products. They're just a business. If you tried to weblink to www.usps.gov, it sends you automatically to www.usps.com. Try it, I just did! There's your U.S. Social Studies lesson for the day! Karen >Hi Karen, > > Just was surprised the government wouldn't let you recylce a box. > Found out I was wrong. > Do use and have new one ro ship Priority. > Oh well, live and learn. > > Nancy > > > Actually, the Priority Mail boxes from USPS have " USPS " stamped all >over the inside, so they know it's their box. Maybe you used an old >one successfully (before the USPS caught on to the practice). The >priority mail box I used just yesterday had " USPS " stamped on the >inside so there would have been no inside-outing. > >I suppose if you wanted to take the time to wrap the box inside brown >paper or something you could get away with it, but that's not really >saving much. > >Karen -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Karen M. Chan | kmchan | Whatever Happens... Smile! http://www.linkline.com/personal/kmchan/index.html P.O. Box 1390 / La Canada, CA 91012-5390 <> <> <> <> <> * Beautiful skin is just a click away! * * Visit me, your Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant! * * http://www.marykay.com/karenchan * * Contact me for your FREE facial at karenchan * Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 Hi Karen, No I didn't turn it inside out. Just took off all the postage, lables, tape. Had I known I couldn't recycle the box, I would have found another one. Was just shipping a bunch of books and cards to a friend. Normally I ship priority. But didn't see a need for this stuff. Nancy I believe you CAN re-use a box, you just can't take a USPS priority mail box, flip it inside-out, and use it for non-priority mail shipments. Karen >Hi Laura, > > Just never thought I couldn't recycle a used box. > You could tell it was used. I did take all the tape off. > Guess I won't do that again. > Find another use for those boxes. > > Nancy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 I re-use them all the time - until they start showing the wear and tear. Nearly all the orders I ship out are priority mail. Paula .......... in Michigan I used to have super powers but my therapist took them away I believe you CAN re-use a box, you just can't take a USPS priority mail box, flip it inside-out, and use it for non-priority mail shipments. Karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.