One of my hobbies is jewelry making, because of this I have a large collection of beads and charms. When I get new beads they always either come in plastic bags or they come strung onto a piece of plastic string. I am always aware of this in the back of my mind yet I continue to buy beads. Whenever I visit my old town, I end up going to the local bead store. When I get back and go to put the beads into my bead box, I end up creating a pile of trash from the packaging. The spring that most beads are strung on when I buy them is not reusable and I end up having to throw it away. When I get beads in a plastic bag, they are often sealed in a way that I cannot reuse the packaging. These problems come with how the beads are packaged, but this is the most convenient way to package beads so that they do not spill everywhere. I try and bring my small containers when I go to the local bead shop, but it is impossible to do the same with general craft stores.