a device achieves the entrainment of ultralight loose fill packing materials in an air stream to transport the packing materials into a depository for reuse or disposal . the device has an elongated air flow duct , with relatively low air flow induced by a rotating fan blade that extends partially into the interior of the duct . the construction provides for the air flow into the duct to be equal to the air flow out of the duct . a screen surrounds the fan blade to prevent contact with the packing materials as they flow through the duct . the collected packing materials are deposited into a flexible plastic bag , for example , that can be releasably secured to a perforated shroud on the outlet end portion of the transport duct . this device readily removes the loose fill packing materials from shipping cartons or , in the alternative , can recover widely scattered pieces of the material . in the preferred embodiment , the area of the gap between the duct wall and the surface of the screen within the duct should be one - half the area of the duct to prevent clogging of the duct by the packing materials .