People use moving boxes on a daily basis, whether they are relocating or simply storing their stuff in a storage container for the season. What do you do with all of the boxes once you’ve finished with them? Your moving process might be over, the massive stacks of cardboard boxes strewn throughout the new house will remind you that it’s not yet time to unwind. Yes, you should be fully aware that there is still one high-priority task to complete: unpacking the boxes.
An estimated average number of boxes utilized for every move is 60. As soon as you unpack the first cardboard container, regardless of whether you’ve hit that average figure or not, you’ll undoubtedly begin to question what to do with all the empty boxes. Here are 3 simple ways you can store these cardboard boxes instead of throwing them away and adding to pollution.
- Use them as storage compartments:
Cardboard boxes are quite spacious and sturdy and can easily store your belongings for a longer period of time. If you lack storage units, you can use card board boxes to store items like blankets, seasonal clothing and any other item that you do not need in everyday life. Another technique is to stack these boxes on top of one another with the openings on one side and use them as mini cupboards to store items. This way you also have easy access to these items without having to remove boxes one by one to reach the bottom most box.
- Make a children’s playhouse:
Card board boxes are an excellent material to be used as play houses for kids. Some kid’s use these moving boxes are trains and carts to pull each other around but you can use some creativity and transform these dull boxes into colorful and fun playing castles. All you would need is glue, scissors and paints. If you’re confused on how to manage that, just go on YouTube and search for a DIY playhouse tutorial. You’ll find lots of creative ideas to make card board playhouses.
- Donate them to others:
People are always moving around. Somewhere or the other, someone always requires moving boxes. Instead of tearing your card board box away, you can donate them to friends, family or strangers who are planning to move and require these boxes. You can also have a garage sale where you can display the moving boxes and its guaranteed that by the end of the day, someone will definitely purchase it.