We now lead a lifestyle that reforms our responsibility to the environment. We tune in to wellness activities which promotes balance unto our lives as well as to our environment. We, thereby, make choices and execute ideas that save, restore and protect.
The most common and utterly regarded method which anyone can practice is recycling.
From the simple segregation of non-biodegradable materials to reusing old boxes for storage and moving, we are doing our fair share of the advocacy. Not only does it help the environment, but it can also cut a chunk to our domestic expenses. Although it is not a big amount, those who favor reusing old stuff for another function is quite happy with the deed and not its monetary equivalency.
Here are some of the reasons why people use recycled boxes for storage and moving:
1. It cuts down on waste because boxes are used more than once. Thus, it can be recycled.
2. Using recycled boxes saves approximately 17 trees and millions gallons of water (U.S. Department of Energy).
3. Recycled boxes has the same quality and strength of new boxes unless it is physically damaged and irreparable.
4. There is a growing demand of old boxes, which can economically benefit social communities or non-profit organizations.
And here are some recycling statistics gathered in the United States alone: