Moving supplies such as boxes, bubble wrap and other packaging materials remain piled up in landfills long after people have settled into their new abodes. EarthFriendlyMoving has set out to change that by offering eco-friendly moving supplies available at consumer-friendly prices.
EarthFriendlyMoving's RecoPack—short for Recycled Ecological Packing Solution—containers are made from recycled plastic and come in five convenient sizes. Customers can rent RecoPacks for just “a buck a box a week”, which, depending on how long they keep them, may actually be less than they might spend on traditional cardboard boxes. Even better, RecoPack containers are lightweight, sturdy and stackable, and EarthFriendlyMoving delivers them and picks them up in their bio-fueled trucks.
Customers who want to further protect their breakables might wrap them in EarthFriendlyMoving's Giami packing paper, a honeycomb-like recycled paper made to replace bubble wrap. Instead of “packing peanuts,” customers can use RecoCubes, which are made from recycled paper sludge—simply toss them in the yard after use, and they'll compost to help feed trees and grass. EarthFriendlyMoving even employs “Poopy Pallets,” each of which are made from 500 recycled baby diapers. These and other green solutions are available for rent or purchase, and customers can get free estimates as soon as they're ready to begin planning their move.
EarthFriendlyMoving currently operates in Long Beach and Orange County, with plans to expand their reach through more of Southern California in 2007. The company hopes to go nationwide within the next few years. It's a great example of finding a profitable—and ecologically sound—niche market within the trend to go green, and of bringing innovation to an industry that hasn't changed very much over the past century.
Website: www.earthfriendlymoving.com
Contact: info2007@earthfriendlymoving.com
Spotted by: Wakako Takagi
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Hi- Spencer Here and we have been swamped with emails asking to start earthfriendlymoving in the UK! Thank you so much for your interest. We will be planning and reviewing operating partners in the UK this summer and encourage you to send over a simple resume with your contact information so we can review the best operating partner for earthfriendlymoving. Please send your emails to spencerbrown@earthfriendlymoving.com
Very interesting to see a use for old nappies at last!
Movers all seem to be much of a muchness really, which is another reason why this is such a great business idea. Eco-friendly supplies make this company stand out from the pack.
amazing! great idea! bill
Very cool company but I don't think EM moving rents bins to everyone in the country. I know they didn't in delaware where i live, so i found the earthfriendly cardboard box company www.usedcardboardboxes.com online and they were awesome. to be honest with you, i'm not sure about the enviornmental cost of making these plastic bins vs resusing cardboard boxes, but i DO know that my boxes from www.usedcardboardboxes.com were cheap, they arrived inlike 2 days and shipping was free. the gal who helped me on the phone, jen, was hilarious!
Pretty brilliant, and even more brilliant if they manage to close a few deals with moving companies, becoming both a preferred supplier of eco-friendly boxes (directly or indirectly) and some sort of standard (especially if they manage to sign up a few leading moving companies).
Who's going to do this in Europe??!
Reinier | April 11, 2007 2:55 PM