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Okay sport, you've pared down your possessions to a more manageable number. It's time to start boxing things up. The last thing the eco-conscious mover wants to do, of course, is purchase brand-new cardboard boxes, Styrofoam peanuts, and plastic bubble wrap. Here are some of our suggestions for thinking, if you'll forgive the pun, outside the box:
1. Hoard boxes and mailers beforehand: You're a smart cookie-if you know that a move is imminent, it makes perfect sense to hang on to every sizable carton that comes you way at home or in the office. Used padded envelopes and mailers, as well as those plastic air pillows online booksellers seem so fond of, can also provide extra cushioning for delicate items.
Other less-conventional materials you can use for padding fragile belongings: Used plastic bags, crushed-up wads of newspaper (watch out for newsprint ink), and egg cartons, as well as old blankets and towels.2. Troll for boxes: Your local liquor, grocery, hardware, dry goods store will be more than happy to hand over large cardboard boxes that they would otherwise pay to dump or recycle. Call the managers of the stores beforehand so they can set aside the boxes for you, rather than waste time and car emissions driving from door to door, only to be disappointed.
3. Rent moving crates: A number of moving companies, such as the Continental Moving Company, Earth-Friendly Moving, and Rent-a-Crate lease out reusable plastic moving crates. Crushproof and stackable, the crates get picked up by the moving company as soon as you've moved in, so you don't have the hassle of breaking down boxes and figuring out whether to trash them or store them for later use.
Check your newspaper classifieds and local yellow pages for crate-rental companies-or let your fingers do the walking online.
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