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As a professional organizer in Chicago (www.extremeorganizing.com), I often help people declutter their homes before they move. It's certainly a lot more green and economical to responsibly discard, donate, and recycle items before packing them into all those boxes and moving them. Less to unpack on the other end too!!

My husband and I recently made a large move from New York to North Carolina. We needed an affordable mover, but are very conscious of how it was done. We used Green Van Lines, and while their website claims to use bio-diesel trucks, when the van showed up, it was not (we asked the driver). They use whatever vans are available from a DIFFERENT company, and combine moves heading in that direction (efficient, yes. but something tells me that wasn't their intention). They may plant trees to offset the move, but when I researched the tree-planting organization, "Green Van Lines" was not listed on their website as companies that use their trees. The move itself was OK, but they scratched/damaged several of our items, and regardless of what they promise, it was NOT stress free. Not the point, but overall quality matters when you're looking into moving companies. My tips for the greenest move... re-use as many boxes as possible. We collected and saved boxes for months before the move. Have a big yard sale and lighten your load. You'd be surprised at how much you sell, and the money you make. It means less stuff to move, of course. And plan ahead. Having a plan (especially if you decide to do it yourself), saves gas, money and other resources, and saves you stress and confusion.

Thank you for bringing moves to the attention of your readers. I agree that, if you must use a moving company, it is best to find one with sound ecological impact policies. That said, I have done govt. moves and DIY moves both many times and I find that DIY moving dramatically decreases waste and increases the sense of community. If there is not an ocean involved, I prefer to get friends and neighbors together and reuse everyone's old boxes and packing materials. Add in some music and home made pizza, and everyone is happy. Also, Freecycle is a great place to trade both packing materieals and un-needed stuff (on both ends of the move).

How green can a moving companyreally be? It's been really popular to label whatever you do as 'green' and advertise the fact later on.

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That makes the company environmental friendly and likable. I admire the materials they use specially the moving boxes.

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