Request a quote
Box Packs

Box Packs

Cardboard Boxes

Cardboard Boxes

Individual Boxes

Individual Boxes

Moving Boxes

Moving Boxes

Moving Kits

Moving Kits

Packing Boxes

Packing Boxes

Packing Accessories

Packing Accessories

Packing Materials

Packing Materials

Protective Wrap

Protective Wrap

Removal Boxes

Removal Boxes

Storage Boxes

Storage Boxes

Prices Request a call back Moving Guides Free quote
Fantastic service! Cartboard Boxes team came on time and efficiently sorted everything out. Items were moved with great care. Highly recommend!    
J. Linder
Excellent service, very quick and professional. They take great care of your items and deliver them exactly where you want. Highly recommended.    
Shekinah V.
Brilliant service, the team was knowledgeable and respectful. No request was too much, making a very stressful day more bearable. Excellent job!    
M. Redmond
The Removal Box crew was excellent. They addressed all my questions ahead of the move. Movers were on time and worked quickly on moving day. They made the process very easy.    
Amira Grimes
Great communication and service. I needed to clear a container storage unit, and [COMPANY] was really helpful. The team called ahead and finished the job quickly and efficiently. It's good to know they make efforts to avoid landfill...    
Ezequiel J.
Overall, an excellent experience. My move couldn't have been more stress-free. The lads were on time, friendly, and efficient. I'll be sticking with RemovalBoxes for all my moves.    
Darius M.
My first smooth and quick moving experience had all items arriving safely and intact. The movers were wonderful and the pricing was fair. Highly recommend their services!    
Bradly Clements
Fantastic service from Packing Materials! Our delicate items were moved perfectly. Friendly, efficient, and highly trustworthy team. Will use them again!    
Cannon R.
Excellent service from the guys! They arrived on time, worked efficiently, and were super helpful. They offered great tips and came within 30 minutes of my request. Definitely hiring them again!    
Scott Loomis
Our unpacking experience was phenomenal, thanks to the movers' extra effort. We deeply appreciate their commitment. Great job!     
E. Jaramillo

Recycle the Cardboard Boxes when Moving to the UK

Posted on 28/04/2015

If you are considering moving to the United Kingdom then it is very likely that you have more on your mind than just being environmentally friendly. However, with the amount of travel involved in getting to a new country, it is very likely that your carbon foot print is pretty large and this can be a massive cause of pollution and very destructive to the earth. Making sure that you are as green as possible once you arrive in the country that you are heading for is a good way to start immediately repaying the debt that you may well now owe to the atmosphere, and amongst others, one of the best ways to do so is to recycle the cardboard boxes when moving to the UK.

Recycling is important for many reasons. The main one is that the earth is not an infinite resource. While at some points in human evolution, there may have been a time when the rate of human growth and expansion matched the rate of regeneration present on the earth, that time has long gone, and the amount of humans on the planet exceeds the rate at which the earth can produce it’s natural resources. Basically, in simple terms, there are not enough trees in the world to cater for our consumption of paper, and there are not enough oil wells on the planet to cater for our use of fuel, at least not for many more years, unless something changes. The consumption of card and paper from trees is almost as worrying as the use of fuel in our current climate, as of course the trees that such materials come from provide photosynthesis which turns poisonous carbon dioxide in to oxygen, for humans to breath. Building up of carbon dioxide is harmful the atmosphere as well as being potentially fatal the Earth’s population of people and animals. The effects that deforestation has on animals does not end there however, many species of animal and plant live within the dense jungles and forests that are cut down more and more every day in order to cater for human consumption. It is believed that an area the size of a few football pitches is cut down every day, wiping out entire species of wildlife that have never even been discovered by humans.

So you can see that your small contribution is still very important. You may think that the little that you can do will not help at all, but if we all get together and do one small bit at a time, then change can take place, and we can at least earn ourselves a few more years on the planet we call home.

Start by seeing if anyone in your new area can use the boxes directly. Say hello to your neighbors, and mention that you have packing materials left over if they know of anyone who wants them. Boxes for moving can be surprisingly expensive if you are not prepared, so some may want to take them for the future, or know someone who will need them. Should there be no takers in your immediate vicinity, then try putting them up as freebies, or for a small amount online, on different sites. This way you are spreading the net wider and will likely have someone willing to come round and collect so less work on your part!

If this does not work then the last resort should be taking the boxes to a recycling plant and having them adequately recycled.