When moving, it is inevitable that you need boxes to place all
of your belongings in. Could you imagine taking all of your
things and placing them inside a moving truck without having
something to put everything in? That would literally take you
forever and it is that very reason why moving boxes are so
important in the moving process. That's worse than going to a
supermarket and having all of your items placed inside the cart
without bags. Your time placing the items in your car could
double, triple, or even quadruple without them. Now just imagine
moving an entire house that way. But the invention of the moving
box has made the entire moving process easier.
However, boxes are made out of paper and paper is made out of
trees. That means that more and more trees are cut down to make
these beloved moving boxes that make our lives easier. Then
there is the fact that many of these moving boxes end up meeting
their demise in the dump rather than being reused. It is here
that they become mushy messes of wet paper that really isn't all
that great for the environment. That box could have been sold or
given to a moving supply store to be reused by other movers.
That means less demand for moving boxes, so fewer trees are cut
down to meet the demand. That also means no mushy cardboard
adding to the demise of our environment.
Acquiring used moving boxes
You can go to your local moving supply store and purchase boxes
to move with. You can buy them brand new in bulk, and boy do
those new boxes look beautiful. They look so beautiful that it
is hard to resist them. However, the moving supply store may
also give you the option to purchase used boxes at a cheaper
price. This can leave you rather torn because those new boxes
look so great, but those used boxes are so much cheaper. What do
you do?
Here's another scenario to think about: If you have ever called
your local supermarket and told them you needed large boxes,
then you are reusing boxes. There was some type of merchandise
that was shipped in that box before you got a hold of it and it
seemed to hold up pretty good, right? So why not go for the used
boxes at the moving supply store? Or if you have enough time,
you can call up your local supermarket and ask them to hold
boxes for you when they process their next shipment. No matter
what you do, you are doing something great for the environment
by not going for those brand new boxes that will perform in the
same manner as the brand new ones.
Are there any cons?
There are cons no matter which way you look at it. The new
boxes are more expensive when moving is expensive enough. The
old boxes have been used by others and could possibly have fleas
or spiders in them. The supermarket boxes have come from places
that you are not familiar with, so you don't know what might be
inside of them. However, spiders, fleas, and other annoyances
exist within the moving supply store. You never know when a
spider might crawl up into that crisp new box. You don't even
know where those boxes were before they arrived to the store.
They had to be shipped there somehow as well, right? So don't
let any of that bother you. Think about the environment and what
you are doing to make the world a better place to live. Every
little bit counts.
Anthony Williams Sr.
: A major provider of used moving supplies
EcoBox adheres to the Buy Green, Save Green principle putting
money back in your pocket while saving the environment. http://www.ecobox.com/Moving-Supplies/Used-Moving-Boxes.