green your move
people typically will buy boxes to pack for moves or forage their workplaces for extra shipping boxes.
on my last move, i didn't have much to move and i made multiple trips as i slowly moved in. my husband, on the other hand, used large heavy duty produce boxes my father kept specifically for moving (yes, being green and frugal runs in the family!). we also used several heavy duty rubbermaid bins bought on sale at kmart along with random used shopping bags accumulated over the years. when the time comes for the next move, we'll be reusing everything we used 6 years ago as everything sans the shopping bags is kept in my parents' garage.
i recognized that not everyone has the luxury of having access to free moving boxes and free storage space like we do. so how about renting 100% recycled plastic bins which are delivered to your old place and picked up from your new place by a truck running on vegetable oil? so why not go green on your move?
rent a green box is an awesome idea because it's a waste saver AND time saver. you don't have to spend the time to find out where to buy boxes and then drive out to buy them. rent a green box delivers the boxes right to your door. you can start packing immediately rather than having to spend the time to set up the boxes. when you're done unpacking, you don't need to spend time to break down the boxes and drag them down to the dumpster. you just set the empty boxes to the side and wait for the service to come pick them up at your new place. the only downside is that you don't have the luxury of schelping around packing/unpacking unless you want to spend more money for renting the boxes longer the service includes 2-week rental time but hey, that gives you the incentive to hurry up, pack, and unpack. if you're looking to move and reduce waste, definitely check this service out in the los angeles/oc areas or a similar service in your area.
if we didn't have the boxes we have, i would totally employed rent a green box services! btw, they didn't pay me to sell them - their brillant idea sells itself!
