Can I recycle the cardboard box from microwave dinners?

Question

Is the cardboard box from microwave dinners considered waxed or corrugated cardboard?

Answer 1

The box may have the recycling sign on it, three little arrows in a circle.

Answer 2

It is not corrugated, and it may not be waste either. Corrugated cardboard is the kind that has 3 layers: 2 thinner outer layers with a wavy layer sandwiched in between, like an average cardboard box. Corrugated is highly recyclable, and should be recycled.

     It may be recyclable with your mixed paper recycling. The industry standard for mixed paper recycling is: white and colored office paper (staples OK), newspapers and inserts, envelopes (plastic windows OK), magazines, phonebooks, file folders, and paperboard such as cereal boxes, shoe boxes, etc. The No's would be: no tissues, no napkins, no paper towels, no paper cups or plates, no tyvek envelopes, no waxed paper or cardboard, and no paper or cardboard that is dirty or has food on it.

     The microwave boxes may or may not be acceptable in your area- check with your waste hauler or town transfer station, DPW, etc. Many towns have this type of info. on their websites.

     The reason it may or may not be acceptable is that these types of boxes may or may not have a "wet strength" layer that may have a thin plastic coating in it. This keeps the box strong even though it gets wet from being frozen, etc. *****If you rip the box and see white strands of plastic, then it is not recyclable. *****

Answer 3

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4.Gas ( LPG & CNG).

5.White Papper/News Paper

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Answer 4

It's cardboard and 100% recyclable.

Answer 5

i recycle mine and no one has said anything. my trash people just said clean paper and cardboard

Answer 6

You can find out by calling your local dpw, but even so , if you toss it in your recycling bin they will still take it,

it could say on the package if it can be recycled,

if they get it to the recyling plant and it cannot be recycled, they will seperate it and compact it and send it to the dump

no harm done if you try

Answer 7

ask your local council.  They will be able to tell you if the recycling facilities that they use can handle the cardboard you describe. What can and can't be recycled does vary by local authority.

Answer 8

if you mean the box it came in it is know as box board same as your cereal box and yes that is recyclable