In the continued effort to pack, go through things, and recycle, I finally started going through years of Dark Culture incoming press kit mailers – two bins worth. Well, I made it through one anyway. I was left with a bevy of old CD’s; some I wanted, some I didn’t need anymore. I was also left with a heap of empty business envelopes. I didn’t want to throw them out and contribute to the already out of control landfills, so I wondered…would anyone actually want these for something? Maybe. Either way, it was worth a shot.

Used Shipping Envelopes
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Date: 2007-07-14, 12:20AM PDT

Ok, this is gonna sound weird, but bear with me. I have a large stack of used shipping envelopes – the yellow kind. Some have bubble wrap, some don’t. I have all shapes and sizes. I run an online music magazine and these are the envelopes the CD’s for review came in. I’m cleaning house and finally got around to taking the CD’s and press kits out of the envelopes.

Yes, they’re used. I don’t know what to do with them and I hate to just throw them away filling up even more landfills. Can you use them for something? I don’t know, you could always re-use them – cover up the labels and tape the sides? I figure this is a long shot, but as they say: One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. It’s worth a shot anyway.

If you want them, they’re yours. Email to pick up.

When I told my boyfriend, he laughed and asked if I really thought people would want used envelopes with writing and stamps on them. I didn’t know, but it didn’t seem to be a bad idea. People are increasingly becoming aware of the needs of the planet and that just about everything can be recycled. Why buy new when you can buy used?

Within the hour, I had two responses. Two. By today, I had 6 responses and two people telling me I was doing a good thing. I left them out on the porch for the first person and he picked them up. I feel pretty proud of myself. I’ll give myself a little pat on the back for this one. I could have just thrown them in the dumpster, but they are now on their way to secondary use. A minor triumph in the goal for a cleaner, happier Earth. Score one for me. I just goes to show that one man’s trash is indeed another man’s treasure. Or in this case, one woman’s trash.

I’m also amused by the fact that I’ve placed an old microwave and used Cosmetology books on Craigslist and haven’t had any bites. Free, used envelopes are this week’s hotness.

By the way, I’m left with dozens of old CD’s that have either been reviewed, are too old, or I just don’t want to bother with. I’ll be holding the third official Dark Culture Mystery Box Auction on eBay fairly soon. If you’re a fan of metal, industrial, and medieval music, this is the auction for you! Proceeds will be siphoned back into the site.