Helping the environment is an important task. It is one we should all participate in and do so in a number of ways. Each person can do the smallest task and this can all add up to preserving the planet. The simplest methods include turning off lights and appliances when not in use, organising goods so they can be recycled, using recyclable goods, and more. You can take a more active role by organising schemes in your local area, whether it's to encourage recycling or to help plant trees. You can also take a more expensive route and buy a hybrid car, or an electric vehicle, which will use less petrol. Installing solar panels into your home can also make a major positive benefit.
If you are about to undergo a house or office move, you will be busy with all the work it brings. Amongst these tough chores, you may want to do things in a green way. An eco-friendly move is important and there are many things you can do. You may be unsure how to have a green relocation though and not know how to achieve it.
If you want to have an environmentally positive house removal, then follow these tips on what to avoid.
• The first thing you should avoid for a green removal is polystyrene. While this can make an excellent packaging material that can keep your goods safe, it can negatively impact the planet. Polystyrene does not bio-degrade easily and cannot be recycled, and so using it means it will spend countless years in a landfill. To this end, you should consider greener removal materials such as cloth and paper, which are both bio-degrade and easy to recycle.
• Another thing to avoid is plastic boxes. Unlike their cardboard counterparts they are more difficult to dispose of greenly. It will be tougher to find a recycling point where your plastic junk can be placed and you are less likely to find a centre that can reuse them. Like polystyrene, they are not bio-degradable, so they will linger on for many years. Cardboard boxes are much preferred for removals as they can dissolve easily and they can be placed among a regular recycling collection service. If you do use plastic boxes, keep hold of them after the move and use them for other things, or give them to someone you know who is also about to relocate.
• The third thing to avoid for an eco-friendly removal is buying new materials when packing your goods. Rather than going out and buying new boxes and wrapping, see what you have available. Clothes, towels, sheets, cloth, newspaper, scrap paper and similar items can all be used to enfold your goods securely and will prevent you from buying new materials. The same can be done for boxes, as you may have spare containers around the home you can utilise. Using existing items means you don't have to buy new ones so resources aren't wasted to create them and nothing extra will be thrown away.
• The fourth tip is to avoid using several vehicles for your move. An environmentally positive removal can be achieved by driving a single vehicle that can contain all of your goods. Fewer emissions will be released than several vehicles doing the job or one motor making several journeys.
• The last thing to avoid is throwing away material at the end of a move. Keep hold of all the wrapping and boxes and see if you can use them for any other purpose. If you know someone who is about to move, give them the leftover items you have. Doing this is a form of recycling so you are contributing to your eco-friendly relocation.
