From Guest Blogger Heather: Eco-Friendly Self-Storage Tips

There are many of us who fail to realize the results of our actions upon the environment, but we can do a lot to improve upon our habits to do better. The following tips will give you an idea what you can do to make your self-storage experience a better one:

Using insulated storage units

In many cases people tend to store their belongings in basements, sheds and worse where they become easily damaged by humidity and pests. This usually leads to said items being thrown away, often finding their way to the local landfills. To avoid that you should make sure you’re using good-quality storage units who keep the outside factors from hurting your possessions.

Using strong containers

The worst you can do is to use cheap, low-quality boxes that fall apart as soon as you decide to move something. You can avoid that by using better quality, recycled cardboard moving boxes or reusable ones that won’t have to be thrown away as soon as you’re done with the tasks ahead. Depends on how you view things, but sometimes this is a better option than the plastic bins used by some companies, as you’re working with products capable of decaying at an accelerated rate outside.

Wrapping items

Even though you may be used to using packing paper or newspapers you could do something completely different to protect your belongings from impact. Packing peanuts are great, but you can even make your own with minimum effort involved. Oil-free popcorn can be a great, natural replacement for industrial packing peanuts that is both biodegradable and even edible. Depending on the volume of things that need to be moved you can wrap some of the more fragile items in towels so they’ll be safer that way.

Storage unit lighting

You can replace incandescent light bulbs inside the unit, if it uses such with energy-efficient ones instead to save money on replacements and to protect the environment as well.

Using ties

In many ways you can use ties to secure a great number of things inside a storage unit, from hoses to cords, curtain rods, handles and even furniture. Using tape might be the faster and easier option, however it is not a renewable one. Choose ties for a better solution and stick to an easier way.

Recycling

Out of the entire deal of self-storage tips, the most important part remains: recycling. You will need to make sure you recycle what you can before, during and after storage if you want to maintain a green status while at the same time making use of what you can.

For more green storage tips you can contact: storage companies Balham UK