Waste-free moving & decluttering
Some handy hints for reducing your waste when moving home or decluttering your space.
Have a yard sale to find homes for clothes, toys, appliances, and books that you no longer need.
When moving, use old newspapers to wrap fragile materials.
Use moving boxes with the highest content of recycled paper and bubble wrap containing recycled plastic. Be sure to recycle packaging materials after your move. Many organizations, such as U-Haul, have places where you can drop off unused boxes for others to reuse.
Be sure to properly dispose of any non-recyclable items that you won’t be taking with you. Look for household hazardous waste collection days in your community to properly dispose of cleaners, paints, automotive supplies and other hazardous items.
Content by Zero Waste Revolution, a not-for-profit community organisation that worked to transform Canberra into a zero waste community, by sharing knowledge and inspiring change between 2018 to 2023. View more of their work on YouTube.