<div dir="auto">I found that shredding paper in a shredder and stuffing it in any useful size of ziploc bags can make excellent padding pillows. One can add a layer of acid free tissue between specimen and bag if so desired. <br><br><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Gali Beiner (ACR)<br>Conservator, Palaeontology Lab<br>National Natural History Collections<br>The Hebrew University of Jerusalem <br>Berman Building, Edmond J. Safra campus, Givat Ram<br>Jerusalem 91904, Israel<br>Fax. 972-2-6585785<br><a href="mailto:gali.beiner@mail.huji.ac.il">gali.beiner@mail.huji.ac.il</a><br><a href="http://nnhc.huji.ac.il/">http://nnhc.huji.ac.il/</a></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">בתאריך יום ג׳, 3 בספט׳ 2019, 22:47, מאת Helen Kairo <<a href="mailto:hezhu1@gmail.com">hezhu1@gmail.com</a>>:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"> Crinkle cut paper. It cushions well and is light, is recycled and fully biodegradable.</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Sep 3, 2019, 12:38 PM Callomon,Paul <<a href="mailto:prc44@drexel.edu" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">prc44@drexel.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Nhcoll-l <<a href="mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu</a>> <b>
On Behalf Of </b>Mandy Reid<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [Nhcoll-l] Specimen loan packaging<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I am wondering whether anyone has been able to source a non-organic (hence non-insect attracting) packaging material for cushioning specimen loans other than styrofoam beads or plastic bubble wrap?<u></u><u></u></p>
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