| Don't buy all new packaging materials. There are | | | | Recycle products around the house. Be |
| plenty of ways to reduce the impact of excess | | | | resourceful. Start gathering shopping bags, towels |
| waste being dumped around the world daily. As | | | | and/or rags that you have around the house. |
| someone preparing to move, there are plenty of | | | | There are plenty of pens and markers lying |
| options to avoid damaging the planet; like: not | | | | around as well which are great for marking up the |
| using shiny new boxes for removal. New boxes | | | | boxes, include stickers or just colour coding. Purple |
| only add to excess production and distribution. | | | | for bedroom, green for kitchen or brown for |
| Check out places that have once used boxes, | | | | front room...you get the hint. Be a bit creative by |
| most of the time there are very affordable | | | | searching the house for string, twine or anything |
| options; some may be free of charge while | | | | to tie boxes shut versus taping. Minimised excess |
| others may be discounted eco-friendly removal | | | | equals minimum cost and damage to the |
| packs that include all the necessary packaging | | | | environment, think to conserve and preserve not |
| accessories. Many companies face the | | | | to splurge. |
| predicament of appropriate waste disposal to | | | | Don't pack it. If you don't know what it is, don't |
| match certain governmental restrictions and | | | | bring it. If you haven't used or worn it for 6 |
| standards, taking boxes from them is actually | | | | months, don't pack it. There are numerous |
| doing them a favour. TIP: Don't be afraid to dish | | | | reasons to filter through your possessions or the |
| out a couple of pence to save the environment if | | | | numerous trinkets that fill up a home over time: |
| required. | | | | 1) A fresh new start for a fresh new space, |
| Buy once-used boxes. Packaging companies are | | | | 2) more space for new things that you will use or |
| facing a great hounding in regards to excess | | | | wear, or the real big one here: |
| waste or lack of GREEN sensitivity in everyday | | | | 3) less things to move and thus savings on boxes |
| business practise. Due to this extreme pressure, | | | | and petrol- the two deadly eco friendly sins. |
| many companies developing new options for | | | | Plenty of people are without and would actually |
| planet aware packaging solutions. It is simple to | | | | wear what you don't, utilise what you waste and |
| find once used boxes that are still strong and as | | | | put to good use that which you have lost. So if |
| effective as fresh boxes. Packaging companies | | | | it's not in your top 10, don't pack it. |
| are taking on the responsibility of providing | | | | Reduce.Reuse.Recycle That sums up all the points |
| affordable ways for customers to still receive | | | | that we have discussed. Reduce Price, waste and |
| quality packaging at affordable prices while | | | | petrol. Reuse boxes, tape, markers and packing |
| keeping our planet in mind. Nothing is worse than | | | | fillers. Recycle your possessions by giving to |
| going broke to try and save your planet, but no | | | | charity. The basic green code, all broken down for |
| longer able to afford living on it. | | | | a planet and wallet friendly moving day! |