Why are cereal boxes not accepted in most community recycling programs?
Cereal boxes and other similar food container boxes are actually made of chipboard or paperboard. It is not the quality of paper fiber that recycling facilities nor paper mills will normally purchase. Chipboard has little or no fiber value as a recycled material and is often a contamination issue for paper mills. Generally it has been recycled once before so just toss it out so not to contaminate the other materials.
