Corrugated cardboard consists of two paper components: the medium and the linerboard. The medium is a fluted corrugated sheet which is sandwiched between two sheets of linerboard facing. Both are made from paperboard (generically referred to as "cardboard") which is a paper-like material often composed of two or more plies to provide the required stiffness.

What is the difference between the terms boxes or cartons?Whether you use the word box or carton really doesn’t make any difference as they both describe the same thing. Box is probably used more than carton by Customers, whereas the packaging and related industries generally use carton. Whichever term you prefer to use, we will know what you are referring to.What is the difference between the terms boxes or cartons?

Whether you use the word box or carton really doesn’t make any difference as they both describe the same thing. Box is probably used more than carton by Customers, whereas the packaging and related industries generally use carton. Whichever term you prefer to use, we will know what you are referring to.Everything that you purchase ends up as garbage, unless it becomes a keepsake, heirloom or it is recycled.  By reducing your purchases, and by reusing what you can, you eliminate a lot of what could end up in a landfill.  Purchase wisely, recycle when you can.  We must all take responsibility for helping our Solid Waste Department manage our trash.

Cardboard containers such as cereal boxes, pizza boxes, and other cardboard packaging can be recycled and should be placed in the cardboard dumpsters,although dumpsters are labeled corrugated cardboard.Many residents are composting their food scraps in their own yards rather than putting them into the garbage.The food scraps degrade over time leaving fresh dirt full of nutrients for planting flowers or vegetables.There are many books about composting and information on the internet if you would like to eliminate most of your food scraps from the landfill.

Take plastic bags from the grocery or department stores back to the grocery store and deposit at the receptacle in the front of the store. Take your own bags from home and don’t use the plastic ones from the grocery store at all.Use stored bags as packing material.

Another suggestion for lowering your trash load is to purchase in bulk.  Rather than purchasing small, portion sized snacks, buy a larger container and sort into smaller portions using reusable containers, such as tupperware, or glass jars.  This will create less trash from the packing materials.