Cardboardboxes.co.uk – Helping the planet to chill

Climate change has been called the biggest threat to face humanity and we all bear responsibility to do our bit to help combat this threat to our environment.

Here at Cardboardboxes.co.uk we are proud to say we are taking action to reduce our carbon footprint and help the UK move towards a more sustainable future.

Cardboard – The Eco-Friendly packaging Solution

Did you know the Circular Economy is business as usual for the Corrugated Packaging Industry. After all, today’s corrugated packaging is perfectly circular: it’s 100% recyclable, bio-based and biodegradable.

In fact, corrugated packaging is one of the most recycled paper products in practice today, with a well-established market for secondary raw materials. Efficient recycling processes allow fibres to be reused for new packaging.

Recycled paper provides 89% of the raw material for new corrugated boxes – ensuring the continuous life of the fibres while making a valuable contribution to our economy.

• 83,6% paper & board recycling rate was achieved in 2018, according to the European paper Recycling Council (EPRC). This exceeds the 75% target set in the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive and demonstrates the ambition of the industry to reach the next target of 85%  by 2030, set by the European Commission.
• 89% recycled content of new corrugated packaging reduces the need for new fibre, protecting natural resources.
• Easy-to-fold when no longer needed, retailers and consumers can collect and give used corrugated packaging for recycling with ease.
• Space efficient: Tightly folded, corrugated packaging takes up much less storage space than reusable packaging – at the store before recyclers collect it and on recyclers’ trucks during transportation.

What we are doing.

As a company we are reducing our carbon footprint to make cardboard an even more environmently friendly product.

• All our new boxes are manufactured on site at our production facility in Walsall, West Midlands so unlike many online outlets your goods are not being shipped to the UK from the Far East with the resulting Carbon footprint.
• All our raw material is sourced from UK based FSC Certified Paper Mills. On average 3 trees are planted for every tree harvested for use ensuring a sustainable future
• We source our energy from companies who are committed to supplying from 100% renewable sources.
• We purchase used boxes for re-sale, putting them back into the economy rather than potential landfill.
• We use re-purposed used cardboard for packing our deliveries ensuring we re-use as much cardboard as possible.

Together we can ensure we pass a sustainable future onto our children and reduce waste now.