Nowadays, a significant amount of cardboard and other carton waste is generated, especially from food packaging and postal parcels, making it important to sort them separately from mixed waste. But how do you know if the waste should be sorted as cardboard or paper? Here are some sorting tips.
Recycling cardboard and paper is important, as the materials can then be reused. Sorting is also economically beneficial: by recycling, you save on the property’s costs, as the price of mixed waste is significantly higher than that of cardboard and paper waste. Our buildings have their own waste bins or suction pipes for cardboard and paper waste.
Place these in cardboard collection:
- cardboard packaging and wrappers: e.g., milk and juice cartons, biscuit packages, cereal boxes, cardboard wrappers for ready meals
- paper bags (e.g., bread and flour bags)
- cardboard cores from kitchen and toilet paper rolls, and egg cartons
- cardboard disposable dishes
- cardboard boxes and mailing bags
When you flatten the packaging, more will fit into the waste bin. Food residues must be removed from packaging. Please do not place colored gift wrap, which belongs in mixed waste, into cardboard waste.
Place these in paper collection:
- all paper received through the mail slot: newspapers and magazines, advertisements, envelopes, postcards
- brochures and product catalogs
- copy paper and printouts
- drawing paper, sticky notes, and notepad paper
The paper must be clean and dry. Staples do not need to be removed. Books are not suitable for paper collection; they belong in mixed waste.
How are recycled cardboard and paper utilized?
Recycled cardboard is used to make many everyday items, such as new cardboard packaging, envelopes, cardboard cores, and corrugated cardboard. Recycled household paper, in turn, is used to produce newsprint. By recycling cardboard and paper, the number of trees that need to be felled for raw materials is reduced.
