Weston Reminds Residents: 'Recycle Your Cardboard!'

WESTON, MA—Cardboard is one of the largest, single components of municipal solid waste. It is also the largest category of materials that Americans recycle every year, recovering almost 90 percent of it. Weston officials are reaching out to remind residents of that fact, sending out a reminder to recycle cardboard in town.

"Recycling one ton of cardboard saves about 46 gallons of oil, 390 kWh of electricity, 6.6 million BTUs of energy, 3 tons of trees, and 9 cubic yards of landfill space," writes the town in a press release. "Recycled cardboard is a high-quality material that can be used as packaging materials and boxes. Cardboard can be recycled many times without losing its strength. Corrugated cardboard containers that get used for shipping have a high percentage of post-consumer recycled content."

In Massachusetts, all non-waxed and clean cardboard products are banned from being disposed of with solid waste.

"Recycling cardboard at the Weston Transfer Station has never been so easy. We have added new signs with pictures that show residents where to dispose of cardboard. It is better if boxes are broken down before they are put into the cardboard compactor and large pieces of cardboard need to be cut or folded to a size no larger than 2’ X 4’."

Read more about recycling, in particular your cardboard, here.

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