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A Better Solution Than Cardboard Boxes

According to the Waste Management company, cardboard that is not recycled makes up more than 40% of the composition of landfills. We did some research and found some alarming statistics. Each ton of paper consumed (1 ton = 2,000 pounds) uses these resources:

17 trees 79 gallons of oil 7000 gallons of water 42,000 kilowatts of energy 60 gallons of air pollution 3 cubic yards of landfill space Increased tax dollars

Using ZippGo Saves Trees

The average move requires about 60 cardboard boxes. With an average weight of 1.3lbs per box, the typical residential move would use approximately 80lbs of cardboard. We knew there was a better way to move that was not only more efficient but significantly reduced our carbon footprint. The ZippGo idea is simple. If just 100 people per month were to switch to using our delivered reusable plastic green boxes instead of cardboard boxes, then 4 tons less paper per month and a whopping 48 tons less paper per year would be consumed. Over the course of just one year, ZippGo customers would have a direct impact in saving:

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