Commercial Cardboard Recycling

1 to 6 Yard Containers available

Service frequency from 1 to 5 times per week

Little to no cost depending on your service area.*

• Overhead clearance is free or power lines or trees up to 20 feet.
• Enclosures must be unlocked (if applicable) before our driver arrives. If you are unable to unlock the container because your business is closed on your service day, we offer a padlock and key service for a small monthly fee.
• Ensure the container and/or enclosure is not blocked by deliveries trucks or vehicles on your service day.
• Keep the area clean and free of overflowing cardboard and other debris.

*not available in all areas

Do recycle corrugated cardboard.

Prepare cardboard for recycling by removing any other materials such as plastic wrap, polystyrene peanuts or blocks and other non-cardboard packing materials.

Flatten cardboard as much as possible making sure the boxes fit the width of the container and please avoid overloading the container.

Keep cardboard boxes dry and free from food waste.

Don't recycle wax-coated boxes. Wax coating is used to resist humidity and moisture. This box will repel water. We suggest reusing these types of boxes whenever possible.

If Styrofoam cannot be removed from the cardboard, it cannot be recycled and goes in the trash.

What about removing tape and labels?

You do not need to remove tape or labels. The recycling process for corrugated material is equipped to handle labels and tape, so you can save yourself time and energy by leaving the tape and labels alone.

These are just a few recycling best practices we recommend. Thank you for choosing to recycle!

YES!

• 60 average sized cardboard boxes use more than half of a one-ton pine tree.
• Currently, about 70 percent of cardboard boxes shipped commercially are recovered for recycling.
• Recycling Cardboard uses less energyand lessens the emission of dioxide produced making pulp from trees.
• Many boxes are made of recycled materials or lumber industry byproducts like sawdust and wood chips.
• When recycled, cardboard is used to make chipboard like cereal boxes, paperboard, paper towels, tissues and printing or writing paper. It's also made into more corrugated cardboard.

Recycle statics source earth911.com

How is cardboard recycled?

• The cardboard is re-pulped and the fibers are separated.
• The fibers are screened and cleaned to eliminate contaminants, then washed, pressed and rolled into paper.
• The rolls of paper are then converted into boxes or made into new products.