Moving is an environmental nightmare! Wasted packing materials, paper, cardboard boxes and frequent trips back and forth the new place and the old, OR a guzzling rent a truck. And if the move is cross country or state to state....well, enough said. Did you know the average person used 100-120 POUNDS of cardboard for each move!
Couple tips for moving green...(er)
- Have a well planned garage sale. Collect all the stuff that you have been holding onto and recycle it. The old saying goes, someone Else's trash is someones treasure.
- Donate any left over items from the garage sale to local charities. Goodwill, Salvation Army, Restore by Habitat For Humanity are a few.
- Collect any old magazines, books, videos and CD's and donate them to a local Library.
- Fill up bags and suitcases with clothes or accessories.
- Wrap fragile items with linens and towels to cut down on paper or packing materials.
- DON'T BUY PAPER for the move! Stockpile newspapers a couple month before the move and then recycle it when you're done.
Good luck on the move! And be sure to recycle! Unfortunately we are not there yet, but there are some companies out there that offer Biodiesal moving trucks and recycled and reusable plastic moving boxes....until then....do what you can to minimize your impact on your next move.
