Manufacturing

When you're finished using and reusing your corrugated boxes, be sure to recycle them! To find a local recycling center in your area, click the link on the left hand side of the screen, under "Earth 911" - then enter your zip code and let us find it for you!

1 To get the best prices for your OCC and to ensure proper recycling, follow these guidelines:
Separate any contaminants from the corrugated, including strapping, plastic bags, Styrofoam, food waste or floor sweepings. Dealers pay the highest prices for clean corrugated. Some dealers and mills will accept loose material, but large bales are generally preferred.

2 Remove any boxes that cannot be recycled, especially those that are contaminated by toxic or hazardous materials. If it has been treated with plastic extrusions or laminates, wax coatings, etc., it cannot be recycled (unless it is marked with either of the recyclable certification symbols shown below, which indicate the coating has been tested and proven recyclable):

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