Old Box. New Box. Repeat.

Corrugated cardboard is more than just a box. It's part of a recycling system that turns yesterday's packaging into tomorrow's shipping solutions.

According to the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA), more than 33 million tons of cardboard were recycled in the United States in 2025. That's over 90,000 tons every single day!

Think about that for a moment. The boxes arriving at warehouses, distribution centers, and businesses today can become the raw material used to manufacture new packaging tomorrow.

The opportunity is bigger than the box.

Recycling corrugated packaging isn't just about keeping material out of landfills. It's about recovering valuable fiber, supporting manufacturing, and creating a more efficient supply chain.

The process is straightforward:

Used Boxes → Recovered Fiber → Containerboard → New Boxes

Old corrugated containers are collected, processed into usable fiber, and incorporated into new paperboard products.

Start by asking one question:

What happens to our corrugated packaging after we unpack it?

Are we breaking down boxes, keeping them clean and dry, and making recycling easy for our teams?

Small operational improvements can help recover more usable material and support the next generation of packaging.