I found what may be the definition of efficiency in design...Earth Friendly Moving. Spencer Brown, founder and owner started off as a product designer and was bitten by the environmental bug. After realizing how wasteful the moving process was and that an average of 20% of Americans move every year he set out to change the way we do it. EFM will bring moving boxes made from recycled bleach bottles to your home or office along with sustainable alternatives to bubble wrap and packing paper. Best of all they only charge $1 per box per week. Not bad when the standard cardboard variety costs a few dollars and takes time to assemble. Here is a rundown of what they have to offer:
The RecoPack:
These heavy duty stackable boxes are made entirely from recycled plastic bottles salvaged from our landfills by the truckload. Reusable, strong, and economic, these boxes are sending shutters through cardboard manufacturers everywhere.
Geami Paper:
This alternative to bubble wrap is made from recycled paper and is shot out of a veggie powered machine on the back of the trucks at over 150' per minute. 100% recycled.
The RecoCube:
These are made to replace styrofoam peanuts out of recycled paper sludge, starches, and sugars. When you are done with these just throw them in your garden and they become compost for your flowers and vegetables.
The Poopy Pallet:
These pallets are made from over 500 used baby diapers. They have all been sanitized and are now a great alternative to wooden, forest depleting, pallets.
Bio-Diesel / Veggie Oil Fleet:
Everything is delivered on a Bio-Diesel / Veggie Oil truck that actually creates electricity from waste. Ask Spencer about it and he will give you a run-down of the technology involved.
Anyone have anything that can top that?
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