3 Ways to Make Your Move More Green

As we learn more and more about how our daily lives affect the environment, we are learning that is important to be environmentally conscious as much as possible. “Going green” is taking steps to help reduce carbon footprint and be more eco-friendly. Why not make your move green too? Try these tips to stay eco-friendly during the moving process.

Donate Items

You never really know how many items you have accumulated until you start to pack it all and move it. Starting the packing process may help you sort through items that you don’t want to take with you. Instead of taking these unwanted items to the garbage, you might consider donating them. This not only reduces the number of items you have to pack and move,
it also allows items to be reused by others instead of ending up in a landfill.

Participate in a Buy Back Program

Austin Moving Forward strives to be as eco-friendly as possible so we offer a friendly service called our Box Buy Back Program. How does it work? You leave a partially refundable deposit for the cost of the boxes. You’re able to keep as many boxes as you’d like but the ones you return will continue to be reused until they’re no longer in a useable condition. After that, we recycle the boxes, making moving a little greener, one reusable box at a time.

Use “Green” Cleaning Products

Cleaning is also a large part of the moving process. Whether you’re shining up your new home or scrubbing down your old one, using eco-friendly products is easy and helpful in preserving our precious environment. Try using all natural products or look for an environmentally conscious brand that provides green cleaning products.

If a greener move is your mission, try following these simple tips to stay green and keep the environment in mind throughout the moving process.