Starting in Atlanta, Bellhops is launching a pilot program to replace cardboard boxes with IKEA’s giant plastic, reusable bags and Bellhops bins to offer a more eco-friendly approach to moving.Since its founding in 2011, Bellhops has positioned itself as an alternative to big-box moving brands with its Uber-like, on-demand moving and lifting services.
Now, the Chattanooga-based moving company is offering a way to get rid of its conventional boxes altogether when its customers employ Bellhops to help with their move. Starting in Atlanta, Bellhops is launching a pilot program to replace cardboard boxes with IKEA’s giant plastic, reusable bags and Bellhops bins to offer a more eco-friendly approach to moving.
Called Bins & Liners, the new offering allows consumers to order IKEA’s iconic Frakta bags instead of cardboard boxes to allow for easier movement of household items and to avoid the need to discard so much cardboard.
“Plain and simple, the traditional moving industry uses way too many cardboard boxes. That’s why we’re testing a greener alternative using reusable bags and plastic bins,” Bellhops President Cameron Doody said in a statement. “If this pilot program is successful, we are going to be looking at ways to make it more available and sustainable in other markets.”
The 19-gallon Frakta bags, which may be ordered directly from amazon.com or purchased at IKEA stores, can store most any item in an easy-to-access bag that is placed inside one of Bellhops’ bins when loaded on a truck for shipment.