Can you get money for recycling cardboard?

Question

Can you get money for recycling cardboard?

Answer 1

Yes, you can.

Answer 2

YES!

Benefits of Recycling:

·         Save Money:  Since old corrugated cardboard (OCC) is bulky and takes up a lot of space in dumpsters--especially if unflattened--businesses that generate large volumes of OCC may find it cost effective to bale or compact the material.   And, depending upon the market, businesses make actually make a profit on the sale of collected OCC.  At the very least, businesses may eliminate disposal fees by preparing it for hauler pickups or delivering it (dropoff) to a recycling facility.

·        Provide Social Benefits: Donations of reusable corrugated boxes can be made to charities for reuse, or to school recycle/reuse centers for creative and educational purposes. See “Donation Information” below. Also, recycling OCC reduces the need for new paper from virgin pulp, which in turn decreases the amount of pollution generated in paper production and creates jobs.  

·        Divert Material from Disposal: OCC is a bulky, highly recyclable waste. Keeping this material out of the waste stream will mean saving landfill space in areas where disposed materials are landfilled and reducing pollution through avoided incineration where waste is incinerated.

BEST PRICE

To get the best prices for OCC and to ensure proper recycling:

·         Separate any contaminants from the corrugated, including strapping, plastic bags, Styrofoam®, food waste or floor sweepings. Dealers pay the highest price for clean corrugated.

·         Remove any boxes that should not be recycled, especially any that are contaminated by toxic or hazardous materials. Boxes cannot be recycled if they have been treated with plastic extrusions or laminates, wax coatings, etc.

·         Some dealers and mills will accept loose material, but large bales are generally preferred.

Answer 3

yes

but it will take tons of cardboard

Answer 4

It takes more energy than it saves.  They best thing to do is what I do.  Burn it in my burn barrel.

Answer 5

yes you can get mony gor card board check out recyleing plants around where you live