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title: "Eco-Friendly Packaging Guide"
description: "### **Choose sustainable mailers** - Reusable poly-mailers made from 70 % recycled plastic - Kraft paper mailing bags padded with shredded cardboard - Sturdy second-hand boxes (remove old barcodes and tape) ### **Avoid single-use plastics** - Skip bubble-wrap where possible;…"
url: "https://iseam.uk/docs/eco-pack/"
updated: "2025-07-20"
category: Customer Help Center
---

# Eco-Friendly Packaging Guide

### **Choose sustainable mailers**

- Reusable poly-mailers made from 70 % recycled plastic
- Kraft paper mailing bags padded with shredded cardboard
- Sturdy second-hand boxes (remove old barcodes and tape)

### **Avoid single-use plastics**

- Skip bubble-wrap where possible; use rolled newspaper or fabric scraps for padding
- Seal with paper tape or compostable sugar-cane tape instead of PVC tape
- Place garments in a compostable corn-starch garment bag, not virgin plastic

### **Reuse what you have**

- Turn an old shoe box into a shipping box—reinforce corners with paper tape
- Cut larger boxes down to size; right-sized parcels save carbon in transport
- Keep silica gel packs from previous deliveries to control moisture

### **Label responsibly**

- Print labels on scrap A4 paper and tape over with clear paper-based mailing film
- If handwriting an address, use a recyclable paper label—no glossy stickers

### **After arrival**

- Tailors remove paper tape and sort packaging for recycling
- Reusable mailers are sent back to you with the finished garment whenever viable
- Non-recyclable inputs (e.g., staples) are avoided so the entire parcel can go in household recycling

### **Quick checklist before dispatch**

✔ Parcel fits the item snugly—no excess padding

✔ No bubble-wrap or foam peanuts

✔ Paper tape fully seals all seams

✔ Old courier barcodes covered

✔ “REUSE ME” noted on the box for the tailor

Small packaging choices scale up to a big environmental impact—choose the green options above and keep your parcel planet-friendly end to end.