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5 Eco-Friendly Moving Tips

5 Eco-Friendly Moving Tips

“My question is about moving. I have four weeks to pack up my house and the amount of plastic we will probably be needing is giving me nightmares already. Any eco-friendly moving tips for me?”

 

Carbon emissions from diesel-burning trucks. Excess trash (a.k.a. all the stuff not moving with us) we’re sending to landfills. Bubble wrap, cardboard boxes, tape, plastic liners, and countless other single-use disposables: moving a household’s-worth of stuff is stress-inducing, sure. But if we’re not careful, moving can also create an awful lot of waste.

This week, I’m mixing things up a bit and answering a listener’s question about whether its possible to have an eco-conscious move and, if so, how.

(Stay tuned for the week’s regularly scheduled interview to be released on Thursday!)

 

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Emissions from diesel-burning trucks. Excess trash (a.k.a. all the stuff not moving with us) we're sending to landfills. Bubble wrap, cardboard boxes, tape, and countless other single-use disposables: moving a household's-worth of stuff is stress-inducing, sure. But if we're not careful, moving can also create an awful lot of waste. On this episode of the Sustainable Minimalists podcast: 5 practical eco-friendly moving tips to make your next move easy on the planet.

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