{"id":8273,"date":"2011-11-16T08:55:42","date_gmt":"2011-11-16T16:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/northstarmoving.com\/blog\/?p=8273"},"modified":"2019-07-25T14:22:52","modified_gmt":"2019-07-25T21:22:52","slug":"do-it-yourself-moving-green","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/2011\/do-it-yourself-moving-green\/","title":{"rendered":"Do It Yourself Moving \u2013 Eco-friendly Moving!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/diymovinggreen.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-8297\" title=\"Do It Yourself Moving Green\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/diymovinggreen-150x130.jpg\" alt=\"Do It Yourself Moving Green\" width=\"150\" height=\"130\" \/><\/a>It\u2019s moving day and you\u2019ve decided not to hire that green moving company you\u2019ve been talking about. Was it because of prices? Or unavailability? Whatever the case, the following do it yourself moving tips will teach you how to have a green do it yourself moving day! Follow these tips and you\u2019re on your way to a great do it yourself moving day! Grab a pen and piece of paper and start taking notes. Your do it yourself moving day is counting on it!<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"color: #00af18;\">Some General Tips:<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"color: #00af18;\">\n<li><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;\">When you&#8217;re moving yourself, plan to move\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.northstarmoving.tumblr.com\/5803564615\" target=\"_blank\">before the summer months<\/a>. During your do it yourself moving day, you&#8217;ll be keeping doors opened. You don&#8217;t want to waste air conditioning during do it yourself moving day!<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #000000;\">When you go through your things, don&#8217;t just throw stuff out! Think &#8220;Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.&#8221; You may be able to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.northstarmoving.tumblr.com\/4333238178\" target=\"_blank\">donate your unwanted items<\/a>. Do it yourself moving can also mean do it yourself donating.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #000000;\">If you&#8217;re getting rid of any electronics, <strong>don&#8217;t<\/strong> throw them in the trash! Recycle your electronics! Do it yourself moving people call this eCycle! Find eCycle services and forums <a href=\"http:\/\/www.northstarmoving.tumblr.com\/5868762591\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<figure id=\"attachment_8304\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8304\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/mindfulone\/268022096\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8304\" title=\"Do it yourself moving - dontate\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/268022096_e52a1c90e6_o-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"Do it yourself moving - dontate\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8304\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Mindful One<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Do it yourself moving can be green moving just by changing the packing materials you use. Do it yourself moving becomes green moving in a snap!<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #00b9ce;\">Recycled Packing Paper<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"color: #00b9ce;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;\">Use recycled packing paper instead of newspaper. Newspaper is not always the best option for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/2011\/moving-fragile-items\/\" target=\"_blank\">packing your breakables<\/a> such as dishes. Further, using white paper instead of newspaper will prevent running the dishwasher multiple times in order to get newsprint off dishes!<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"color: #ff4564;\">Biodegradable Packing Bubble<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"color: #ff4564;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/2010\/biodegradable-eco-bubble\/\" target=\"_blank\">Biodegradable packing bubble<\/a> is great for do it yourself moving! It&#8217;s green! It&#8217;s clean! And not only can you let your eco-bubble biodegrade, but you can use it over and over again just like any other packing bubble!<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/snap-greene.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1226\" title=\"Snap Greene\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/snap-greene.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #ee5100;\">Recycled Boxes<\/h3>\n<p>Put down the green and go green. Don&#8217;t go out and buy new boxes for your do it yourself moving day. Find recycled boxes in your neighborhood! Check places like your local grocery store, convenience store or any big chain store. Some stores will even have a cardboard bin in the back! If you end up having unusable cardboard, consider <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/2011\/recycle-cardboard-be-green\/\" target=\"_blank\">getting creative with your cardboard<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #460047;\">Make Your Own Packing Peanuts<\/h3>\n<p>Do it yourself moving lets you be creative so instead of buying styrofoam peanuts make your own. Here&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.northstarmoving.tumblr.com\/5669987505\" target=\"_blank\">how<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/greene_tumblrtip.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6085\" title=\"greene_tumblrtip\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/greene_tumblrtip.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"288\" height=\"192\" \/><\/a><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #ff970e; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold;\">Biodiesel Fuel<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This one may not be for do it yourself moving people, but I&#8217;m still going to list it. Green moving companies, like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">NorthStar Moving\u00ae<\/a> run their fleet off of biodiesel fuel. You won&#8217;t have a fleet of trucks to worry about, but if your looking to rent a moving truck for your do it yourself moving day, try to get a truck that runs off biodiesel fuel!<\/p>\n<p>Not sure about something you read here? Tweet my brother Zippy: <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/northstarmoving\" target=\"_blank\">@northstarmoving<\/a>. He\u2019ll be able to answer all those do it yourself moving questions!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s moving day and you\u2019ve decided not to hire that green moving company you\u2019ve been talking about. Was it because of prices? Or unavailability? 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