Going Green

We move people all over this beautiful planet.
It’s the only one we have.

It’s simple. Our fleet of big red trucks doesn’t include a space ship. We can’t move you to another planet. We’d prefer if we all stayed here. It’s so pretty. We want to do our part to keep it that way. We’re a green moving company because we’re selfish. Not only do we love our planet, we love what we do here and we want to keep doing it. We want to move your great great great grandchildren. Really, it’s just that simple.

What’s red on the outside and green on the inside?
Our biodiesel moving trucks.

In an effort to lighten our carbon footprint, NorthStar Moving converted most of its fleet of moving trucks to run on biodiesel. We are now powering most of our big red trucks with cleaner burning fuel made from natural renewable sources such as plant oils, animal fats, recycled grease, and algae. Diesel fuel emits harmful toxins into our air and is responsible for the majority of California’s known cancer risks from outdoor air pollutants, according to the California Air Resources Board. Diesel particulate matter also contributes to more than 2,000 premature deaths, asthma attacks, and other respiratory problems each year. Who needs that? Our red trucks are all proud to go green.

We have lift off!
We’re exploring the new frontiers of moving trucks.

The air pollution problems are exacerbated when large vehicles are left idling. NorthStar Moving not only took the radical step of using only biodiesel fuel in our fleet, but also installed battery-powered lift gates on all of our trucks so they could be turned off while the lift gates are still in use. We’ve been contacted by many different entities and individuals who have been inspired by this huge step. This warm response serves to strengthen our resolve to find other green moving solutions.

Yep, we’re X-TREME tree huggers!

Named one of the top eco-friendly moving companies in the country, we are also proud to say that NorthStar Moving has been named an official supporter of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI). As an advocate of responsible forestry practices, we use only moving boxes certified to the SFI Certified Sourcing standard, using fiber from responsible and legal sources.

We’re giving cardboard a second chance to be more than just a box.

All of our moving boxes are made of 100% recycled materials. We encourage our clients to recycle their moving boxes and to use our own recycled moving boxes. We even offer incentives for recycling! Watch the video below to learn more:

 

Our Client Discounts for Used Boxes means being green saves you green. Here’s how it works: we accept any of our 100% recycled moving boxes back from our clients. We inspect them for quality, sort and re-stock them and even give the client back 25% of the original cost of the recycled moving box. This offer is available to all of our local and California intrastate clients on the day of their move or if they return their used boxes back to NorthStar Moving’s headquarters. We offer our used recycled moving boxes to our clients for a 25% discount off the price of a new recycled moving box. (Yeah, if you do both you will get 50% off). This offer is available to all of our local and California intrastate clients. The recycled boxes that are just too worn to be used again; well, we recycle those boxes so they can reincarnate as a new beautiful NorthStar Moving box or stationary (as long as they don’t end up as landfill we’re proud).

We’re green down to the last bubble, eco-bubble that is.

You’ll get an even bigger thrill from popping our eco-bubble as it’s biodegradable! Instead of regular bubble that can take hundreds of years to decompose, we went on a search for a greener kind of bubble. This green eco-bubble from Polycell does not last forever. Following your moving day, after you’ve popped all the bubbles, this eco-friendly material can be discarded with the peace of mind that comes from knowing it will degrade, crack and finally breakdown into smaller pieces with the aid of UV light, oxygen and sometimes heat thanks to its unique ‘Reverte’ Oxo-biodegradable additives.

Even our storage facility has gone green and it saves you green.

There is no reason to build rows of storage rooms with individual doors. There is no reason to waste space on hallways and driveways. There is no reason to charge clients for space they do not use.


NorthStar Moving has revolutionized the storage industry. We only charge our clients for the space they actually use. We have incorporated green features into all our facilities such as adding skylights and extra windows in the warehouses and offices to provide natural light sources and eliminate unnecessary electrical use. Even the warehouse has been well insulated to reduce the need for air conditioning and heating.

Our on-site weigh scale says we’ve lost a few inches off our carbon footprint.

Instead of driving extra miles to weigh cargo shipments on long distance moves, we installed a government regulated weigh station in our warehouse. This in-house weigh station saves time, money and not to mention biodiesel fuel. Thanks to this on-site weigh scale we have reduced our carbon footprint. It’s one small step for our warehouse, one giant step toward greener moving.