Why doesn’t GJ CRI accept glossy or non-corrugated cardboard?
The gloss on cardboard contains additives which are detrimental to the process of making new corrugated cardboard. “Linerboard” (also called “chipboard”) is made from the lowest quality of feedstock, often from cardboard that has already been recycled so often that it is at its end-of-life in terms of recyclability. These products are considered undesirable by the cardboard mills, although they will accept some of it from high volume producers and dispose of it later. Limited amounts of low grade cardboard are accepted for use in insulation production. Again, transportation costs and mill specifications prohibit the collection of large quantities of such cardboard for that industry.
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- Do I need to separate my mixed paper or cardboard from the regular trash? Doesn’t the recycle crew do that before it goes to the landfill?
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- Why doesn’t GJ CRI accept glossy or non-corrugated cardboard?
