Cardboard is a valuable commodity

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We at Telegreen Recycling Equipment are constantly surprised at the number of people we speak to who are not aware of the value of the waste they throw away.They are not familiar with the prices being paid for cardboard or plastic or glass for recycling and they throw everything into general waste and pay to have it collected.

Whereas they might pay only a small fraction of this cost by segregating the valuable waste via a baler, cardboard compactor or bottle crusher.Lets look at some recent references to cardboard recycling.....

''Waste cartons have had a fluctuating economic value for many decades. Prices fluctuate considerably over time, and at times recovery values may be less than handling and transport costs. When values are low merchants may charge to take it away. Some merchants may not collect less than half a tonne from a premises unless they can also collect other, more profitable materials. Yet because cardboard is bulky, and can take up valuable storage space, taking it out for separate collection can save space, and provide a saving on overall waste management costs.

All cardboard boxes and cartons have different values, yielding different prices paid by recyclers, but one example of costs could be: 15p per carton x 600 cartons = £90 paid by a cardboard reuse and recycling company for the 600 cartons. Whereas skipped removal can cost £70-90, and the cost of compactor services is higher.

Instead many companies listed below will collect cardboard and pay a good price for it. "Rather than pay to dispose of them - why not be paid to have them collected? Reuse is the best form of recycling" Dave Mason, Wholesale Cartons. The price received for your cartons by collecting companies can reduce, and sometimes more than cover, the cost of your other waste removals.

Some companies chip or shred their cardboard to use as packaging instead of polystyrene chips, although high levels of dust may make it unsuitable for packing high quality products. Other options are re-use, composting, and incineration, where there is a suitable combustion plant.''

source:Wastebook

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