Author Archives: Alex Kava

Shipping Boxes Snafu

Posted on February 3, 2016 by Alex Kava

I worked in the shipping industry for most of my life. I started out on the docks, and then trains, and then eventually I retired for a truck company. It was an interesting life, to be sure, even though it … Continue reading →

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Nightmares and Packaging Tape

Posted on January 29, 2016 by Alex Kava

To this day, the sound of packaging tape makes me break into a sweat and my mouth dry up. I get chills and goosebumps on top of those chills and I begin to think that this might actually be the … Continue reading →

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Convenient Ways to Recycle Plastic Shipping Bags

Posted on January 21, 2016 by Alex Kava

Every time something comes in the mail there winds up being a lot of trash left over from the packaging and shipping supplies. Granted, I want what I ordered to be well protected so that it can get from the … Continue reading →

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Multiple Uses for Bin Liners

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Alex Kava

I decided to start a compost pile. That is your fair warning that this will simultaneously be a post about bins and bin liners and composting, and ultimately how they all tie together. Now, I started composting because I want … Continue reading →

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Even More Hidden Benefits of Stretch Film

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Alex Kava

Consider this scenario: a little boy gets accidentally left home when the rest of his family leaves for vacation, and a couple of lowlifes decide to rob his house because he doesn’t have anyone there to help him or make … Continue reading →

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Custom Packaging Tape for the Home

Posted on January 7, 2016 by Alex Kava

Do not be misled into thinking that custom packaging tape has no place in your home. In fact, it has many places, and I will prove it to you. You don’t have to be a small business, or a business … Continue reading →

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Bin Liners for Use in the Home

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Alex Kava

You probably deal with domestic type bin liners on a regular basis. This style is most commonly seen as trash bags. However, a simple definition of the product would describe it something like this: a bag used to line the … Continue reading →

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Stretch Film: It’s Time to Stock Up

Posted on December 30, 2015 by Alex Kava

So I think the theme of the week here is going to be its-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it slash post apocalypse. It probably has a lot do do with the fact that I recently started watching the Walking Dead again, and I’m feeling a … Continue reading →

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Bin Liners: It’s Time to Stock Up

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Alex Kava

If there were a zombie apocalypse, or a nuclear fallout, what items would you want to have on hand? At the top of my list would be bin liners, hands down. I’ll explain in a moment. Talking about this kind … Continue reading →

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Shipping Bags, Shopping Bags, and More

Posted on December 24, 2015 by Alex Kava

Until I started writing mini-articles about packaging and shipping supplies, I had no idea the different types of products that are out there, and the vast amount of products under those main categories. I mean, it can get really interesting … Continue reading →

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