When you need it most, there’s nothing more perfect than a good moving box! When I move, I usually need a few more boxes than I had anticipated, but once the unpacking starts, I can’t wait to get rid of the cardboard clutter. I have to keep in mind that while the easiest solution may be to take the boxes to a recycling center, that’s not always the very best choice.
Expand the Box Life Cycle
You know we love recycling. It’s wonderful to recycle, but reuse is better. If you allow someone else to use your cardboard moving boxes before they’re recycled, then you’re going the extra mile to conserve resources.
How do you get your boxes in the hands of someone who needs them? Good question! Try freecardboardboxes.com, a free service provided by usedcardboardboxes.com, a company that buys and sells used cardboard boxes.
Unless you have 5,000 or more used cardboard boxes to sell, then usedcardboardboxes.com can’t take your boxes. Instead, they set up freecardboardboxes.com for eco-minded people who want to share the box love by posting free ads to give away their boxes. If you haven’t moved yet, you may be able to score some free boxes yourself by searching the ads for available boxes in your city or town
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If you don’t want to go online to reach out to box hunters, then you can simply post messages on bulletin boards at your school, office, library or church. (Plus, there’s always the virtual bulletin board known as Facebook!) However you reach out, chances are someone in your neighborhood needs those boxes sitting in your garage.
You can also ask local shops and supermarkets for use of their boxes. Even though these boxes will do the job the strongest and best boxes are available are the ones we have on site and our online store.
