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Carroll Gardens Based BoxUp Helps Reduce Cardboard Waste During Moving

When it comes to moving, many of us instinctively spend weeks prior to our move, hunting down or spending big bucks on cardboard boxes that are used once or maybe twice. Sure, the ubiquitous cardboard box has been around practically forever, but what a drain on the environment and waste of time to find boxes, assemble boxes, deal with messy packing tape and then breakdown boxes. 

BoxUp, a new eco-conscious moving supplies provider based out of Carroll Gardens, offers a simple, affordable and less wasteful solution to packing and moving. Customers can reserve all sorts of moving supplies online, including reusable plastic moving crates, wardrobe boxes, dish dividers, and more, which are then delivered to the customer, and picked after the move is completed. Drop offs and pick-ups are free. No fuss, no muss, no piles of trash at the end of your move.

BoxUp offers 14 different moving products (and growing), which is currently the largest selection of eco-friendly moving supplies in the crate rental sector. Products are selected with Mother Nature in mind. Some products, like their Linen Stuff Sacks, are sewn in Brooklyn and made from recycling fishing net and plastic bottles. Rental items are vacuumed, sanitized and steam cleaned before delivering to customers.

In addition to being a much more environmentally conscious option than cardboard moving boxes, BoxUp crates are also a cheaper option. The boxes crates are bigger, sturdier, and easier to carry than traditional cardboard moving boxes, meaning lower labor costs. Weekly basic packages start as little as $69 and if you need more time you can extend it for $1.25 per box per week.

BoxUp is the brainchild of Lily Tran, a career changer who has lived in New York City for over thirty years. Tran worked in financial services before returning to school to earn her M.S. in Sustainability Management from Columbia University. She currently lives in Carroll Gardens with her husband and two maine-coons.

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