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Moving house can have a huge environmental impact on the environment, most of them negative. Use the following tips for an ecofriendly move and minimize that impact.

Careful Disposal of Superfluous Items

A typical residential relocation project generates considerable waste. The waste will be a mixture of items you no longer use, damaged items, and easy-to-replace items that are not worth carrying. Unused packing materials and waste from cleaning the house are other sources of garbage when moving. Dispose of these items in ways that have the least impact on the environment. Here are some ideas that can help:

• Donate or sell useable items to those who need them
• Take recyclable items to recycling centers
• Dispose of hazardous materials as required by the authorities

The more you restrict the amount of garbage going to the landfill, the more you will be protecting the environment. 

Compact Packing

For an eco-friendly move, you need to make your packing as compact as possible. You don't want to endanger your items during the move, but you also don't want to use more packing materials than necessary. To help you pack in an eco-friendly manner, get boxes of different sizes, and try to fill each box before moving to the next one. Movers such as Tru -Pak Moving Systems can help you determine what can be compactly packed and what needs more padding and space.

Careful Selection Packing Materials

The choice of packing materials is where many people go wrong. For one, many people use more packing materials than they need. Also, if you are not careful, you can end up discarding a lot of packing materials after your move. Here are a few tips to help you minimize wastes from packing materials:

• Use storage items you already have, such as suitcases, instead of buying more moving boxes
• Use padding materials you already have, such as old newspaper or towels
• Don't over-order on packing materials
• Use recyclable materials to minimize wastes going to the landfill
• Keep your moving materials for future use

Your moving company can help you with further tips on how to make your move eco-friendly.

Single Tripe Relocation

Ideally, you should have your items moved in a single trip instead of multiple trips. If that is not possible, then have as few trips as possible. The more trips you have, the more fuel your moving trucks will use, and the more you will foul up the environment. It is not just the issue of fuel; even other resources such as packing materials increase with the number of trips. The best way to minimize the number of trips is to include everything you want to carry in your quote so that the moving company designates the right truck for the job.