[From The Budget Ecoist]
Ahhhh…the joys of moving! All those boxes, the newspaper, the packaging peanuts! It’s enough to make an Eco Warrior go mad! We’ve previously posted tips on how to recycle and reuse packaging peanuts. But let’s face it, from an environmental perspective, packaging peanuts are, well, peanuts in terms of the bigger picture.
Moving boxes…now that’s where the money is! Most people don’t use peanuts except for a few precious boxes of china, perhaps. But boxes, oh yes, there’s a lot of badness going on there….Not to mention a lot of cost. At a company like U-Haul, a starter set of boxes and tape for a three to four bedroom home is going to set you back about $380. Egads!
Consider these facts:
* Recycling one ton of cardboard saves over 9 cubic yards of landfill space.
* The largest single source of waste paper collected for recycling is corrugated boxes.
* Americans throw away enough wood and paper every year to heat five million homes for 200 years.
Today, we offer up 6 great suggestions on how to minimize the carbon footprint (and the cost!) of your move.
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