Where to donate or dispose of excess packaging materials?

[PetraPerkins]

I have a lot of packaging materials (cardboard boxes, packing paper, bubble wrap, bubble mailers, shrink paper, etc.) and I want to give it away. All of the packaging is taking up half of my garage. I would rather see these items reused rather than thrown in the trash. 

Does anyone know a place where I can dispose or donate my packaging? I would appreciate any help. I just hate to see all of this stuff that is in perfect condition get thrown away. Thank you in advance!

[Shay]

Hi @PetraPerkins 

Depending on what area you are located in Shopify may have a presence there and can assist in finding some other merchant(s) to relocate that packaging to. Would you mind sharing your city/state with us?

You can also contact some of your local non-profits to see if they would like to take them off your hands. 

[PetraPerkins]

Hi Shay, I’m located in Moraga, CA. I’ll check if there’s any non-profits near me that would be willing to take all of my stuff, thank you!

[delplaya · Accepted solution]

I would recommend posting your packaging supplies on either Craigslist or BoxGiver. I guarantee someone would pick up your supplies within a few hours!

[Manello]

I think that you need to go to any company with rubbish removal services because they also do recycling and disposal of it, it turns out that it can be reused, which is good for the environment. Personally, I use rubbish removal services because I think that's how I help our planet because we already have a constant talk about climate change, pollution, fires, and wars, which negatively affect the environment, at least let me not harm it.