Specialists say that house moving (or office relocation for that matter) is one of the most stressful and traumatic experiences a human being can go through. Some associate it with divorce, some associate it with other stressful events in one’s life. No matter what they associate it with, one thing is for sure: even small removals can cause big stress.
Under these circumstances, most of the people moving will want to make their lives easier – and that is perfectly understandable. However, there are also a handful of people considering the alternative of an eco-friendly removal. How so and which are the advantages of doing this?
Here are some of the things that may convince you as well.
1. It’s good for the Earth. Obviously, this is one of the most important benefits that come with eco-friendly removals. Instead of spoiling Earth and instead of wasting its resources, you get to help it rebuild and regenerate itself – and that is amazing. From the fact that you choose to give away clothes you don’t use and food you don’t eat to the fact that you choose eco-friendly packing materials, everything can make a huge difference for the planet.
2. It’s good for other people. Very frequently, eco-friendly removals involve helping other people as well. By not wasting your food, clothes and toys away and by offering them to a shelter or to an NGO, you help others. There may be kids happy to play with those old plus toys of yours. There may be seniors happy to eat something nice. There may be abused women happy to wear those dresses. Moving eco-friendly helps people!
3. It’s not that much of a hassle. Moving eco-friendly does not involve doing much more things than moving the normal way. Organizing yourself, packing the things you don’t need any longer, giving them to a shelter – all these things don’t take long. Even more than that, the Internet can help you find people willing to accept your “stuff” and it can also help you find proper eco-friendly packaging materials as well (so you really don’t waste more time in any way by doing the things in a planet-friendly way).
4. It’s not expensive. No, moving the eco-friendly way is not expensive. On the contrary, as you will later on find out, eco-friendly removals can sometimes be cheaper than the “normal” ones. For instance, eco-friendly moving encourages people to search for reusable free packing boxes (which, by the way, can be found at any large supermarket and in most of the cases they will cost almost nothing at all).
5. It’s good for you. At the moment, you are most likely too stressed out about the entire moving story to realize it, but moving the environmentally friendly way will make you feel great. It may feel like an extra-hassle you don’t want to handle, but the truth is that it will feel amazing in the end. You will have helped the planet, you will have helped other people and you will have done something good – and that always makes people feel great about themselves.
Yes, eco-friendly moving is worth it. From the fact that you help Earth to the fact that you get to help the less fortunate ones and from the fact that you save money on packing materials to the fact that you make yourself feel good about what you’ve done, everything will be worth it. Keep yourself informed, work clean, use eco-friendly cleaning products and you will be proud to have done things the right way!
