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| It’s simple. We move people all over this beautiful planet. It’s the only one we have. 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. |
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In 2008, in an effort to lighten our carbon footprint, NorthStar Moving Corporation converted its entire fleet of moving trucks to run on Biodiesel. We are now powering our entire fleet of big red trucks with cleaner burning fuel made from natural renewable sources such as vegetable oils. 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 were all proud to go green.
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 that the vehicles could be turned off while the lift gates are still in use. This alleviates any need to leave vehicles idling. We have been contacted by many different entities and individuals who have been inspired by this huge step, and this warm response serves to strengthen our resolve to find other green moving solutions. |
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Our corporate stationery, business cards and other printed literature have always been printed on 100% recycled paper (before it was even fashionable to be green). All of our moving boxes are made of 100% recycled materials. We encourage you to recycle moving boxes. |
We recycle the recycled moving boxes. 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 intrastate clients. 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 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 stationery (as long as they don’t end up as landfill we’re proud). Click here for a list of our green boxes and packing materials. |
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We have incorporated green features into all our facilities such as: skylights, extra windows in the warehouses and offices to provide natural light sources to eliminate unnecessary electrical use. Even the warehouse has been well insulated to reduce the need for air conditioning and heating.
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 Mobile Storage has revolutionized the storage industry. We only charge our clients for the space they actually use.
NorthStar Mobile Storage believes you should get more for less not less for more. Reduce, reuse, recycle. |
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The NorthStar Moving team members also embrace the green movement, recycling bottles, cans and other materials in the office. We use the other side of printed office paper as scratch paper or for printing internal use documents. We encourage team members to use reusable coffee mugs and water bottles as much as possible. We are always very happy to get new green suggestions from our team members and we’re happy to report that all the suggestions above came from NorthStar Moving team members! They’ve got their green thinking caps on and welcome suggestions from our clients on how we can be even greener. |
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We’re proud to donate our services and partner with many charitable and socially conscious organizations who share our vision of keeping our planet pretty. We even assisted Global Green with their Pre-Oscar Party and have been working with the Hollywood Green Team that advises organizations on how to be greener.
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