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Green work #5: Reuse Costco produce tray to organize warehouse

EchomerxBlog — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 07:20:16 +0000

Over the years, I have asked a few business owners how much they usually spend on storing racks and bins for their warehouses. As I expected, the costs ranged from a few hundred bucks to thousands! If you aren’t quite ready to spend this much money and time, you can get your racks and bins set up in just a few minutes; and best yet, it costs absolutely NOTHING!

I came across some sturdy grocery boxes at Costco, and realized that these boxes would serve as perfect storage bins for many small businesses. Here are a few things I particularly like about these boxes:

1. Since these boxes have open end design, the space between 2 stacked bins allows you to check the contents of each bin, as well as reach the products you need to grab, without having to remove surrounding bins. What I do sometimes is cut off a small portion of the box to get an even bigger “window.” (See 1st image)

2. You can stack up as many bins as you like, since they fit right over each other. Yep, building your own rack couldn’t be easier!

3. Corrugated boxes are very sturdy, many can hold up to 20 lbs.

4. Most boxes are made from recycled materials and can, of course, be recycled as well. By reusing these boxes, you know you’ll be helping the environment at the same time.

5. If you need more bins, just make a trip to your local grocery store. They almost never run out of stock!

Here are some tips: Make sure to pick CLEAN boxes, because you don’t want your merchandise smelling like garlic! Plan ahead by measuring the dimensions of your shelves and checking the size and quantity of your products. You don’t have to bring in hundreds of boxes in just one trip; but keep in mind that there are a variety of sizes and shapes to choose from, and depending on availability, you may not be able to get the same sized boxes each time. And finally, to make your life easier, print out stickers with the products’ SKU numbers and label the outsides of each box for easy reference.

I hope you found this post helpful. Enjoy your new convenient, super inexpensive, and eco-friendly racks and bins!

Green Works #4: Turn glass bottle into jewelry stands, instantly!

EchomerxBlog — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:44:49 +0000

Creating your own jewelry stand can not be easier! Get this 2 piece kit on Merx2go.com to create your own jewelry stand by recycling a used glass bottle, in just a second. No tools required.

	Our wire kit includes a brass top wire (6 arms) and a screw (one piece) and a wine bottle cork. Cork is new, we drilled a hole at the cork top to make your assembly easy.
	This is how it looks when you put them together. You don’t need any tools to screw onto to the cork.
	The kit fits in most wine bottle, beer bottle, oil bottle or other glass bottles.Next, dress up the bottle. Simply wrap the bottle with your silk scarf or a small piece of fabric, and secure with a ribbon near the top. Now, you have a one of a kind jewelry stand to hang your jewelry, and remember, by creating this work of art, you are also doing something good for the planet. Look for something fancy? Check out the following images and let your creativity run wild…

Eco-Friendly Hawaii Jewelry Stand	Bridal gown jewelry stand
	You can even use the kit without a glass bottle, e.g., the screw also works with wood object, candle or styrofoam.JewelryNanny.com offers a large selection of mannequine jewelry stands and ring holder shoes and other boutique qualityjewelry organizers. Elegant design and high quality.
Christmas Jewlery Stand

These amazing bottle decorating pictures are originally from pj lighthouse. We added our top wire to these designs, so you can have a good view of how they look as a jewelry stand.

Original pictures are from the following link: http://www.pjlighthouse.com/?p=688&akst_action=share-this

Green Works #3 Dollhouse In a Shoebox

EchomerxBlog — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:42:28 +0000

A friend found this amazing work of art on a foreign website. It’s hard to believe that this entire 3 bedroom unit is built inside a shoe box, with all recycled material from used fabric to newspaper and magazine ads. I’d like to share the following with all of you, either you love dollhouse, or crafts work, or care about the planet. Please read on to see a lot of close ups. Enjoy!

Entrance and hallway. The purple cardboard created the shoe shelf and coat area.

Hallway carpet is wrapping paper scraps.

Living room.

Again, the flat panel is an ad on newspaper.

This miniature plant is from a used silk flower. The planter? A toothpaste cap wrapped by a chocolate paper cup!

Glass without bottom. Why? That’s a straw tip.

Water dispenser, hehe. Water container is an eye drop bottle. How about stools? Tiolet paper wrapped by winkled color tissue.

Master bedroom.

Kid’s room.

Curtains are made of a used top.

Dresser in the master bedroom.

Home office.

Books on the shelf are folded magazine stripes.

Kitchen. The handles on cabinet? Staples.

Bathroom

The toilet lid can open! This isn’t an easy task. The seat is a pistachio shell. How creative is that!

Let’s take a look at the entire house again, hope you enjoyed!