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  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, [...]

Although Texas is famous for being an oil-producing state, more energy conscious times are changing peoples’ focus, and the emphasis is being placed on creating a system that utilizes renewable resources and which is ultimately, less harmful for the environment. With that in mind, it’s great to see Texas (with its gas-guzzling reputation) lead the [...]

In the heat of the summer, it’s hard to imagine what your garden must be feeling. Just imagine - It’s out there in the hot sun all day, burning and turning brown from the power of the scorching rays, with no chance of relief whatsoever. You want to help your lawn out, maybe give it [...]

As temperatures rise, so does the need people have to keep cool. Unfortunately, it seems that a lot of the options we have for beating the heat aren’t the most environmentally friendly. But actually, there’s no need to rely solely on the air conditioner for relief from the sweltering weather; there are in fact ways [...]

The Great Diaper Debate Around 18 billion diapers enter our landfills every year, which makes up around 3.4 million tons of waste. With those staggering numbers, it seems to be a bit of a no-brainer that cloth diapers are better for the environment. Or are they? In recent years, the debate over the impact of cloth vs. [...]

As the spring and summer months descend upon us, the real estate market starts to heat up. On average, one in five households moves their residence in the United States every year. And, with a low estimate of 25 boxes per move, Americans go through 2,750,000,000 moving boxes every year, and the impact on the [...]