Browse Green Moving Tips

Have a garage/yardsale

Boxy — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:12:12 +0000

Green Moving Tip:

The easiest way to make moving easier and greener is to throw a yard/garage sale. Chances are you have a lot of stuff that you either don't want, need, or will never use again. Set aside things that you may want to hand down to friends and family, then start sorting everything else into categories. Pick up some of those little stickers and price everything out.

Set a Sunday aside and promote it in the neighborhood and online at Craiglist.org, on your social networking accounts, etc.

You'll be able to make some extra money and reduce the amount of stuff you actually have to move which means less packing material and less fuel burnt to transport your stuff.

You may even free up some old boxes that you can then reuse!

Name:

Boxy

City:

Los Angeles

State:

California

Company:

GoGreenMovingBoxes.com

Biodiesel moving truck

Moving Boxes Man — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 11:02:36 +0000

Green Moving Tip:

Find a moving company that uses biodiesel trucks.

City:

Los Angeles

State:

California

Save your shipping boxes

Guest — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 20:42:15 +0000

Green Moving Tip:

When order stuff online, or get gift packages in the mail, flatten them and save them in your garage, basement, etc. for reuse during your next move.

City:

New York

State:

New York

Rinse and save zip lock bags

Guest — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 20:45:00 +0000

Green Moving Tip:

When you're done using zip log bags for food storage, lunch, etc. just rinse them out and put them in your dish rack, save them and use them to organize/separate small items for your next move.

City:

Chicago

State:

Illinois

Stock up on dry foods

Guest — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 20:48:15 +0000

Green Moving Tip:

People often end up spending a lot of money eating out or buying junk food during a move during the transition period from one refrigerator to the next. You can stay energized, healthy, and low-cost by stocking up on some dried fruits, nuts, granola bars, etc. so you have snack food while moving.

City:

Houston

State:

Texas

Plant care

Guest — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 20:50:47 +0000

Green Moving Tip:

Moving plants can be quite a shock, research your plants needs for sunlight, temperature, watering, etc.

You may need to take special care to ensure your plants thrive in their new environment.

City:

Philadelphia

State:

Pensylvannia

Use scrap cardboard as packing material

Guest — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 20:54:20 +0000

Green Moving Tip:

You won't always need to stuff up empty space in boxes if you cut out pieces of scrap cardboard and "frame in" your stuff. You know how they put styrofoam molds into product boxes to keep the objects perfectly in place based on their shape? You can simulate this by cutting, folding, and shaping cardboard scrap pieces and fitting them in like little springs around your stuff.

City:

Portland

State:

Oregon

Donate used cardboard to a community garden

Guest — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 20:55:48 +0000

Green Moving Tip:

Community gardens can often use your unusable boxes as sheet mulch.

City:

San Francisco

State:

California

Use plastic grocery bags for padding!

Motion City Media — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:03:45 +0000

Green Moving Tip:

There are billions of plastic grocery bags floating around in the world unfortunately. If you are one of those people who already has a large collection of them from your grocery shopping, use them to wrap your fragile items and for box stuffing instead of buying newspapers which kill more trees or buying new bubble wrap that adds to the heap of plastics that don't degrade.

You plastic bags don't have to stop there either. Use them to group items in boxes or just to carry things to your new place.

GO GREEN!

Name:

Jessica Bolin

City:

Grove City

State:

Company:

New World

Industry:

Education & Communication

About me or my company:

New World is a worldwide community website that has the sole purpose of bringing people together to change the world for the better. At the New World website you can talk about things like the environment, government, war, economy, society, animal rights, and much more. We want to bridge the gap and get people talking about making a better world... a New World.

Logo:

Website url:

http://www.newworld.ws

Twitter:

Jessica_Bolin

Myspace:

http://www.myspace.com/anomalymedia

Ways in which I've gone green:

I use less water for everything. I use my dehumidifier water in my basement to water my plants inside and outside. I have several trees planted in my yard. I replaced my Ford Explorer with a more fuel efficient 2009 Camry. I recycle plastic milk containers for using as flower pots. I use as little electricity as possible and always turn things off when they are not in use.

mover

elhioenay — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:44:25 +0000

Green Moving Tip:

try to pack as many liitle items into one box to avoid over use of space and boxes

Name:

kiko

City:

houston

State:

texas

Company:

austinmovers

Industry:

moving

About me or my company:

hard workers

Facebook:

kikomorrison

BeGreenMinded.com

Moving Boxes Man — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:09:51 +0000

Green Moving Tip:

BeGreenMinded.com – Learn how to lower your carbon footprint

City:

Home

State:

Work

Dating Gay Sudbury Ontario

moonrann — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 13:48:10 +0000

Green Moving Tip:

yavannyah

Name:

darynah

City:

Branson

State:

darynah

Company:

darynah

Industry:

darynah

About me or my company:

Dating Gay Sudbury Ontario

Website url:

darynah

Twitter:

darynah

Myspace:

darynah

Facebook:

darynah

Ways in which I've gone green:

yavannyah

Dating Gay Sudbury Ontario

moonrann — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 13:54:40 +0000

Green Moving Tip:

falyne

Name:

heartleigh

City:

Lawrence

State:

heartleigh

Company:

heartleigh

Industry:

heartleigh

About me or my company:

Dating Gay Sudbury Ontario

Website url:

heartleigh

Twitter:

heartleigh

Myspace:

heartleigh

Facebook:

heartleigh

Ways in which I've gone green:

falyne

West Palm Beach Chat Rooms

hellyosa — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:47:34 +0000

Green Moving Tip:

helainah

Name:

phelan

City:

San Fernando

State:

phelan

Company:

phelan

Industry:

phelan

About me or my company:

West Palm Beach Chat Rooms

Website url:

phelan

Twitter:

phelan

Myspace:

phelan

Facebook:

phelan

Ways in which I've gone green:

helainah

West Palm Beach Chat Rooms

hellyosa — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:49:40 +0000

Green Moving Tip:

ferryn

Name:

gordan

City:

Rolla

State:

gordan

Company:

gordan

Industry:

gordan

About me or my company:

West Palm Beach Chat Rooms

Website url:

gordan

Twitter:

gordan

Myspace:

gordan

Facebook:

gordan

Ways in which I've gone green:

ferryn

West Palm Beach Chat Rooms

hellyosa — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:51:06 +0000

Green Moving Tip:

flurie

Name:

herbertia

City:

Garden Grove

State:

herbertia

Company:

herbertia

Industry:

herbertia

About me or my company:

West Palm Beach Chat Rooms

Website url:

herbertia

Twitter:

herbertia

Myspace:

herbertia

Facebook:

herbertia

Ways in which I've gone green:

flurie