More than 46 percent of the total population lived in a different location from where they were living in 1995. In addition to this, 25 percent have moved outside of the province, 10 percent to another city within the province and 3 percent moved to another country. This is probably the reason why your friendly professional mover has been fully booked for the most part of the year.
Impact of Moving Frenzy on the Environment
This overall state of movement and migration of people has been the major reason for the 1,538 lbs of waste that is being generated by each person annually. About 600 pounds of these annual wastes that are being churned by each person come in the form of paperboard and paper; 149 lbs are plastic materials; 82 lbs are derived from wood and 58 lbs are made of textile materials.
Composting and recycling has been the main concern of a growing number of people and this has helped in preventing more than 64 million of waste materials from going to the incinerators and sanitary landfills. Today, a typical household recycles almost a third of their waste materials. This is almost twice the amount of waste materials that were recycled in the last 15 years.
Here are some important recycling tips that you can adopt to reduce waste when moving to your new home:
* Prepare for the move way ahead of time and begin by gathering boxes which you can use in packing your things. Visit retail outlets and business establishments in your community and collect any leftover boxes. You may also consider asking for boxes from your neighbors who have just moved in the community.
* If you are not able to gather enough of these old boxes for your move, your next option is to purchase corrugated boxes with the highest input of recycled content.
* Consult with your professional mover if they are offering reusable storage crates for rent. This is the type of packing materials that last for about 10 years and can be recycled and used for several series of packing requirements.
* Consider the option of environment-friendly packing materials such as bubble wraps made of post-consumer type of recyclable plastics and cushioning peanuts made of cornstarch.