Protecting our environment has become a big consideration in our society today. “Green living” has permeated many industries, including as automotive, energy and housing beginning to embrace new business practices that take account of the short and long impacts on the environment of their businesses and industries.

The moving industry is also beginning to embrace a new way of thinking about how its business impacts our environment. Some companies have begun to market themselves as “green moving companies” and new products are coming onto the market that are focused on better protecting the environment.

One of the most important areas of “green moving” is the continued search for and adoption of lower emission and higher fuel efficient moving trucks. Traditional moving trucks are powered by diesel fuel and are not considered to be environmentally friendly. New technology that incorporates biofuels is available and is being used by some local moving companies, especially in environmentally progressive areas of the country such as California. One California moving company, Go Green Moving, has embraced many “green practices” into their business and uses their environmentally friendly position as a central theme in their consumer marketing.

Another major aspect of the green initiative is a shift to more recycled and reusable packing materials. The moving industry is a big user of cardboard, and most moving boxes are destroyed after a move is completed. Moving companies have traditionally wanted new and sturdy moving boxes for each move to ensure that a consumer’s household items are well protected. Today’s technology has created high-quality recyclable materials, including moving pads made from recycled cotton and fully bio-friendly moving boxes. The rapid adoption of mobile container units and reusable packing crates also represent forward thinking green products. One company, EarthFriendlyMoving, offers a product called RecoPack that provides an environmentally friendly packing and moving system made from recyclable trash from local landfills.

Feel free to ask your moving company whether they use any of these green products. You can also do your part to protect the environment by reducing unused items and recycling things that you don’t need. Instead of simply tossing unused items in the trash, find local recycling centers that can take your recyclable goods. Carefully dispose electronics such as cell phones, computers and VCRs; their electrical components need to be handled carefully. In the end, the fewer things that you move, the fewer moving boxes, packing supplies and fuel you’ll use. Not only does an eco-friendly move help the planet, it could end up saving you a lot of money.

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