The handles and wheels are the easiest ... quickest and cheapest way to cover up all of those holes. Use small boxes when moving books. The best way to pack books for moving is to pack light.

"When you are moving a lot, you minimise your needs ... is 113 centimetres long and 97 centimetres tall and the wheels from the crate can be attached to the base to raise it up and make it mobile.

They can't take all the hassle out of moving, but three local entrepreneurs pledge to make it easier on movers and the environment. Their startup company, Greenway Crates, rents reusable packing ...