Here at C&T we recycle everything—even our old FedEx Paks! When we can’t turn them inside-out and reuse them for a new package shipment, we send them back to DuPont to be recycled into new Tyvek bags. Check out DuPont’s Tyvek recycling program here.

Tyvek is amazing stuff! The plastic fibers used to create the material are fused, not woven, so it’s not only waterproof, but airtight too! When it came time to retire my old bike tarp, I turned to our recycled FedEx Pak stash at work and voila! My new tarp!

I had a blast arranging the printed FedEx logos into a pleasing pattern and sewing them together. Because the tarp lives outside, I sealed my seams with specially made Tyvek tape on both sides to make it extra weatherproof. So far it’s worked out great!

Anyone have any fun Tyvek projects they’re working on? I can’t wait to see ‘em!