I really don’t like peanuts, not kind you eat at a baseball game but the kind used in packaging. They are also know as expanded polystyrene or EPS. Kids might like EPS peanuts but I find them messy, difficult to clean up and dispose of.

Recently I purchased a lighting fixture that was packaged with EPS peanuts. Once I removed the fixture, it resulted in hundreds of peanuts scattered all over my floor along with air-borne EPS dust. After cleaning up the mess, I had nearly a 30 gallon Hefty bag full of peanuts. Fortunately I found a place that recycled them but I’m sure they are often thrown out with the rest of the garbage and end up in a landfill for hundreds of years. A better, more earth-friendly packaging alternative for my light fixture would of been void fill air pouches. Air pouches are easily reusable and creates no mess after a package is opened. The air pouch would of also offer better protection for my packaged item.

Why Air Pillows can be the answer for a peanut problem

Void fill air pillows are a cleaner, greener and cost effective option to peanut packaging.  The air pillows are inflated with a portable system and take up much less storage space than EPS peanuts. They are available in biodegradable form, recyclable, and reduce shipping cost.

This inflate-on-demand protective packaging yields a significant cost saving as compared to other types of void-fill, such as peanuts, foam or paper. As a result, air pillows offer the lightest weight solution for protective packaging. Additonally, they are durable enough to provide excellent product protection in minimal box space. AirPouch pre-formed pillows also come in a high-yield box that reduces shipping, storage and handling requirements.

Pyramid Packaging is a Chicago wholesale distributor of void fill air pillows and equipment. Click here to fill out our Contact Us form and a member of our customer service team will get back to you promptly. You can also call us at 847-272-3400,