For those of you who know, my husband and I will be moving to Long Beach, CA this week! While moving to a new area can be exciting and full of opportunities for exploration, packing and unpacking can be overwhelming and exhausting.
Today’s Inspiration: Sustainable moving tips to help you relocate across the state or anywhere your heart desires.
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Donate or Sell – We had a garage sale two Saturdays in a row. With all the wonderful things we have in our home and the fact that we are down sizing, it made sense for us to sell items we decided not to take with us. Whatever remains unsold will be donated to a local charity.
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Rent a Green Box – About a year ago, I conducted a presentation at Vanguard University in Costa Mesa for their 2012 Environmental Sustainability Conference. While I was there, I met Spencer Brown, Founder and Chief Tree Hugger of Rent a Green Box – America’s first Zero-Waste pack and move solution comprised of post consumer and industrial materials, and recycled trash. Rent a Green Box offers their Recopak (durable, recycled plastic bins) along with many other products including geami packing paper, recocubes, and expandos to safely secure your items.
Cardboard Boxes – While they might not be the most eco-friendly choice, reusing boxes from grocery and wholesale stores definitely lessens your strain on mother nature. In our case, we decided to scope out the closest Costco and asked their manager for boxes they no longer needed, we got them for free! After our move, I will be bestowing my boxes onto another family member for her family’s upcoming move.
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Packaging material – My husband was shredding old confidential documents in our shredder and it dawned on me – “Why not use the shredded paper as packing material?” It works as a great cushion for fragile items.
Hope these tips help you on your next move! Wish us luck during this exciting transition in our lives.
