Moving creates waste and can utilize tons of energy (especially if the move is across or out of the country). Also, to make the moving process less problematic, people eat oodles of take-out, which as you know, uses all types of un-recyclable disposables. Yikes!
Think of all the boxes needed when moving to a new home or office space. Moving is a great time to cut down on all the things you truly no longer need. Just ask anyone who has moved numerous times in their life: they are far from being pack-rats. You can have a garage sale to get some extra cash or donate your unused items to a local charity.
And it is not only the cardboard boxes that create waste: petroleum based bubble wrap, Styrofoam packing peanuts, and packing tape. Yes, there are many of these that can be reused, which thankfully is a good thing. If you visit Best Green Home Tips they offer some simple ideas on how to make your move a bit more eco-friendly. For an inexpensive, earth-friendly method regarding cardboard boxes, here are some good ideas:
GREEN BOX TIPS:
Use recycled boxes. You can get freebies at grocery stores, warehouse stores, or my favorite – liquor stores. Liquor boxes rock because many have compartments (good for glasses and vases) and are super strong. If the great box hunt is not for you contact a recycled box retailer or exchange site like:
• Used Cardboard Boxes
• Box Cycle
• U-Haul Box Exchange
• Craigslist
As I was reading through my tweets, I came across a really clever zero-waste moving company, EarthFriendlyMoving.com (aka, RentAGreenBox.com). Presently, they are servicing Los Angeles County, Long Beach and Orange County and are planning to expand nationwide over the next three years.
So what is RentAGreenBox.com all about? According to their myriad of positive reviews, there seems to be many best parts. RentAGreenBox cleverly thought of all steps when you move; from the actual use of wasteful products (i.e. cardboard boxes, bubble wrap, tape etc) to the energy used in the trucks. The best part is that RentAGreenBox delivers the boxes you need right to your door: no running around (wasting gas) purchasing or going store to store (or dumpsters) locating boxes, not to mention then having to construct and tape the boxes that later need to be broken down. RentAGreenBox does just what its name says, “rents out green boxes.” All you need to do is pack up the plastic boxes, stack them and they are ready to be moved! Once you have moved to your new residence, give RentAGreenBox a call and they’ll come to retrieve their boxes.
“Our idea is remarkably simple. Spencer Brown, the founder and brain child behind Rent-A-Green Box has re-invented the cardboard moving box from 100% hard to recycle plastic trash mined from local landfills. His invention is called The Recopack and it stands for [recycled ecological packing solution]. Available in 3 sizes and delivered direct to your door on our fleet of super green eco-trucks powered by waste vegetable oil and bio-fuel.”
For more information on RentAGreenBox, visit their site.
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