In ongoing efforts to reduce their carbon footprint, EcoBox has recently worked with the City of Austin to install more energy efficient lighting throughout the warehouse and office areas. [/caption] The new T12 High Efficiency fluorescent bulbs not only use less energy but yield a higher output of light. The [...]

Austin, TX October 1st, 2010.- In the ongoing efforts to reduce our cardboard footprint as well as our carbon footprint, EcoBox has added a new more fuel efficient vehicle to its fleet. The newest member to the fleet is a Toyota Prius Hybrid. The Prius gets on average 46mpg and will be used [...]

EcoBox wants to thanks all of our customers who elected to donate the proceeds of their used boxes to the Dell Children’s Medical Center. This year we raised $7522 for the hospital ! $3761 was donated by gracious customers and EcoBox matched the remaining $3761. When customers are finished using their cardboard [...]

November 3, 2009 – EcoBox, the leading distributor of moving and shipping supplies in Central Texas has just unveiled the newest addition to their online presence aptly named EcoBox Express (www.ecoboxexpress.com). “EcoBox Express was created as a result of the huge demand for our used moving boxes. The goals of this site [...]

EcoBox, Austin, TX February 16th, 2009 – EcoBox supports organizations and charities that help our communities on a local or international level. Attached is a letter from one such organization that we have worked with recently. “Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person.” -Mother Teresa Dear Bryan, Here is the pictures I promised you [...]

  Moving house is considered to be one of the most stressful situations that a person can go through. It’s rated high up on the list with marriage, divorce and death of a loved one. Part of the reason for the stress is that people don’t realize the physical and emotional toll moving can take and [...]

  Our country is currently dealing with an economic crisis. And unfortunately, the real estate market has had a direct effect on the financial situation, which means that a lot of us have to move house in order to keep our heads afloat. Moving house though, can be an expensive process and since it’s a time [...]

Since our society as a whole is moving towards being more environmentally conscious, a lot of us are making an effort to be a bit greener in how we think and live. Since it’s a total reversal of the way some of us are used to living, it can be hard to know where to [...]

Making your home more environmentally friendly doesn’t have to be a complicated, expensive process. By just changing a few simple habits, you can make your home a greener, more eco-conscious place. 1.) Switch your Bulbs Traditional incandescent light bulbs use about 70% more electricity than compact fluorescent bulbs (CFL’s), so it seems like a no-brainer to switch them [...]

We at EcoBox are all for initiatives that help keep waste out of landfills, and that’s why we love the idea of composting. If you’ve never heard of it, composting takes nature’s process of breaking down decomposing organic materials and accelerates it, producing a rich, dark soil. Composting waste returns nutrients back into the soil, [...]