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Foam Packing Peanuts

Clean polystyrene packing peanuts are accepted by the 49er Bookstore, where they are reused to pack books for mailing. Packing peanuts can be taken directly to the bookstore shipping department or sent to them through inter-campus mail. Peanuts should be sealed in a plastic bag or securely taped cardboard box for inter-campus mailing, and indicated on the outside that the contents are packing peanuts.

Please do not return foam packing blocks to the bookstore. These are not reused, nor are they easily recyclable, and therefore should be placed in the regular trash for disposal. For more questions about packing peanuts, contact the 49er Bookstore at 562-985-5139.

Did You Know?

The Plastic Loose Fill Council's Peanut Hotline
(800-828-2214) will direct you to businesses willing to accept used peanuts for their own packaging needs. The collection sites are typically small packaging or gift shops that welcome the free packing material.

Source: Plastic Loose Fill Council