Moving is one seriously challenging experience for quite a few of us, as it is expensive, time-consuming and polluting for the environment. It will be a task that requires you to focus on a lot of preparation and hard work, so you would do well to get it started months in advance for the most part. Moving green will often mean you need to abandon some ways you have been using until now to make your process truly eco-friendly. The following guidelines will give you a hand so you can figure out what needs to be done without any hassle involved:
- Biodiesel fueled moving trucks
Many moving companies today are moving toward a more eco-friendly alternatives when it comes to fuel sources. The fact that the business usually involves hauling items long distances means you will need to consider companies that avoid the use of fuels releasing toxins in the air during travel time. Check around when you’re looking for moving companies and see whether you can find one that works with biodiesel instead. Some companies will work on larger projects and may even use battery-operated lifts to get the job done during the unloading and loading process. This would help lower the carbon footprint of your moving process.
- Planning and packing
Consider what you need when you need to deal with moving house, then downsize and declutter the home as you move forward. If you believe you can make do with fewer belongings, then you will have a good chance to donate them to a thrift store or a charity, even the local library when you have too many books. Doing so will let you handle the job without spending too much on the moving process, since you will have fewer items to move at the end of the day. If you have any old and unused items then you can sell then you can do so to lower your overall expenses.
- Buying recycled and used moving boxes
You can find discounted boxes by checking out classifieds websites, allowing for a good solution for storage and moving companies out there. You can also get them free if you know where to look. Reusing the older boxes will be a great way to keep waste from becoming a problem during the moving process. There are many companies out there that sell biodegradable and recycled boxes as well, at half price or even better. Check out your chances around the area and also about working with older boxes instead of wasting time and money on new ones, wasting expenses you could spend on something a lot more productive.
- Making packing peanuts yourself
There are biodegradable packing peanuts out there, made from potato starch and other similar solutions that are safer for the environment, also lacking petroleum byproducts in the process. Believe it or not you can make your own by simply using unbuttered popcorn. Once you get the job done you can simply eat them or use them for composting, whatever strikes your fancy. It may seem like a pretty absurd thing to do, but the reality of the situation is that you can use them due to them being biodegradable and quite useful.
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