Feb 13 2009
Green Your Next Move with Free Moving Boxes
This simple tip will help you green your next move to a new house or apartment, and will save you money at the same time.
As soon as you know that you are going to be moving to a new apartment or a new house, start collecting boxes at every opportunity. Whenever you go to the grocery store, or drive through an alley, or see dumpsters, check for sturdy, reusable cardboard boxes that you can grab for free. Another great way to find reusable moving boxes is to check Craigslist.com on a regular basis before your move. Lots of folks who have just moved will put up an ad and leave the cardboard moving boxes at the curb for pick up.
After your move, make sure that you keep your boxes in circulation by giving them to friends who are moving, or listing them on Craigslist.com so that other movers won’t have to buy new boxes, which, of course, require trees, energy, water and transportation.
I know a lot of people (myself included) have gone to local print/copy centers for their paper boxes. Many of these businesses have extra on hand that they are willing to give away.