Cardboard box

Cardboard boxes are industrially prefabricated boxes, primarily used for packaging goods and materials. Specialists in industry seldom use the term cardboard because it does not denote a specific material.

The term cardboard may refer to a variety of heavy paper-like materials, including card stock, corrugated fiberboard, or paperboard. The meaning of the term may depend on the locale, contents, construction, and personal choice.

Terminology

Several types of containers are sometimes called cardboard box:

  • A box or carton of cereal

  • A box or carton of cereal

  • Hard cigarette pack or paperboard box

  • Corrugated box used for storage of archives

  • Corrugated box used for storage of archives

  • Drink boxes

  • Set-up box made of non-bending paperboard

  • Set-up box made of non-bending paperboard

    In business and industry, material producers, container manufacturers,packaging engineers, and standards organizations, try to use more specific terminology. There is still not complete and uniform usage. Often the term “cardboard” is avoided because it does not define any particular material.

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    Trash trackers: New 4-H project promotes awareness of waste and its impact on the planet

    The Daily Record - Wooster 18 Mar 2025
    Recyclables - plastic, glass, cans, paper, cardboard ... Dry paper and cardboard are valuable recyclables ... Cardboard boxes should be flattened before placing them in the bin.Things that can't be recycled ... If the top half of a pizza box is oil-and food-free, tear it off, recycle that part and throw away the rest....
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    Just one dirty container can mess up your recycling bin

    RTE 18 Mar 2025
    What is the correct way to recycle in Ireland?. Everything in your recycling bin should be Clean, Dry & Loose. This means that yoghurt pots should be washed out, the greasy part of a pizza box should be put into the black bin, and none of your recycling should be tied up in bags ... What can I recycle at home in Ireland? Paper and cardboard (e.g....

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