West Islip's weekly paper collection pilot program on Wednesday's is seeing a large increase. In just seven weeks, paper and ...

Basically, comingled paper products don't make as much money as just cardboard alone. That's why the recycling center is telling townships and boroughs to collect cardboard and paper separately.

Paper mills harvested around 7% more paper in 2021 than the previous year, according to the American Forest & Paper Association. The group estimated that $5 billion in new recycling infrastructure ...

Plus cardboard is about half air and paper is light, so cardboard is very light for its size. Then there’s the fact that cardboard is completely recyclable and biodegradable.

There’s a good chance you won’t get to see your cardboard box’s next life, no matter what form it takes after rising from the dead. Approximately 40 percent of U.S. waste paper is shipped ...