Cardboard Waste Management Livingston

Most companies deal with a variety of packages on a daily basis. The cardboard recycling left behind from these products can be substantial at times. Many industrial parks and urban centres, where there are enterprises with high inventory turnover, have commercial-scale cardboard waste. If you want to deal with these problems front on, you’ll need to hire a professional waste removal service like ours. You can contact us on 01316 101 280. 

Managing Cardboard Waste Livingston

When considering how much waste your company generates, you may be looking for strategies to manage it better or minimize it. It will be beneficial if you begin by examining how much cardboard recycling is created each day and identifying any patterns. Perhaps you have a supplier who uses excessive packaging. In this instance, you may discuss condensing things into smaller packages with them.

It would be beneficial if you considered how much packaging you are discarding rather than reusing. If you have good boxes that are still usable and you need boxes for your business, recycle them instead of throwing them away. At Livingston Waste, we can make all of this possible by providing you with a waste audit. Working with a professional company is by far one of the best methods to ensure that your cardboard recycling is taken care of and that you aren’t dealing with a large build-up. We can deal with cardboard waste and other packaging waste, which will undoubtedly accumulate over time. 

You can discuss your daily waste output with us during your appointment, and we will assist you in determining the best plan for you. You can be certain that we will put our best foot forward if you specify your requirements.

What is Cardboard Waste Recycling?

The recycling of cardboard involves using used, scraped, or discarded paper or thick, multilayered sheets to produce new cardboard products. Small and large businesses alike recycle cardboard, also known as corrugated cardboard, to save money on waste disposal costs. Cardboard boxes are generally paper boxes which are heavy-duty or thick, known to be durable and hard. Cart boxes, egg boxes, shoe boxes and cereal boxes are examples of cardboards. Recycling is beneficial to us since it not only protects our environment by reducing pollution, but it also conserves important resources and generates jobs. Recycling cardboard is a good way to keep the environment clean and green. Sorting, shredding, pulping, filtering, drying, pressing, and rolling are all steps in the recycling process that vary based on the recycling facility and the paper manufacturer. The cardboard recycling system is explained in the steps below.

Before cardboard can be recycled, it must first be prepared. The first stage is to separate the various boards, distinguishing between boxboard (single-layer, like a cereal box) and corrugated (multi-layer, like a shipping container). This stage is called sorting. Because not all types of cardboard are made equal, sorting is essential. Different types are manufactured from various materials and procedures, and those various types can only be recycled into certain items. The cardboard can then be shredded into smaller bits that will work better in the subsequent phases of the process once it has been sorted.

The shredded waste is combined with water and dumped into large tanks. This process, known as pulping, softens the cardboard and begins to turn it into something that can be utilized as a material for new goods by breaking it down.

Rarely is waste cardboard 100 percent board. It is frequently mixed with foreign materials such as tape, staples, and plastic packaging. Separating the various materials depending on weight is done with centrifugal systems. Magnets can also be used to extract small metal objects. The pulp can only be retained for as long as it is needed to manufacture fresh cardboard once it has been filtered.

The combination can contain up to 90% water at this stage, therefore it must be treated before it can be transformed into anything more useful. Vacuum rollers, vibrating conveyor belts, and steam heating are some of the approaches that can help at this stage.

Finally, pressing the sheet via rollers aids in the transformation of the sheet into something that resembles paper. Depending on how thick the cardboard needs to be, the rollers are also utilized to create additional layers.

The method produces massive brown paper sheets weighing many tons. The cardboard can then be cut to size and layered to make it thicker.

The sheets for the middle parts of corrugated cardboard are taken through rolls with teeth rather than smooth surfaces, giving them the crinkled, ridged shape that will go on to provide additional strength to the type of board we use for our boxes.

Sorting, shredding, pulping, filtering, drying, pressing, and rolling are all steps in the recycling process that vary based on the recycling facility and the paper manufacturer.