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Alternative sustainable re-use of corrugated cardboard packaging solutions for your home: 5 creative things to do with cardboard boxes at home


  •     Using Cardboard Boxes to repair your roof


Did you lose a shingle in that last thunderstorm? 
As a temporary yet effective solution, you may slip a piece of cardboard into a plastic bag and slide it in the gap under the remaining shingles on your roof! Replace (and recycle) as needed.

  •     Recently moved and left with all the large cardboard packaging you purchased for the big day? Use them to store your tall garden or cleaning tools!



Feeling crafty? Turn empty cardboard boxes into a sectioned storage bin for your tall garden or cleaning tools. Create dividers to insert into the boxes by cutting one box in appropriate measurements. Put one box on the floor with the dividers left in. Use your new sustainable cardboard storage to store mops, brooms, hoes, rakes, and other long-handled garden and cleaning tools.

  •      Protect Work Surfaces with Cardboard Boxes


Old packaging supplies can be used to prevent wear and tear. A flattened large box is all you need to protect your kitchen countertop, bench, table, or desk from ink, paint, glue, or nicks from knives and scissors!

  •     Use a Cardboard Box to Protect Your Fingers while Hammering



Before you start hammering, make sure to stick the little nail through a small piece of thin cardboard. After you are done use your healthy fingers to remove the cardboard!

  •       Prevent oil leaks in your garage floor using corrugated packaging


All you need to do is place a few sheets of corrugated cardboard on a tray and place the pan under your car’s drip. Put oats or cat litter into the pan on top of the cardboard for better absorption.

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Corrugated Packaging Industry News: University of California Study Confirms Cleanliness of Corrugated Packaging



According to the microbiology and toxicology experts from the University of California-Davis and Haley & Aldrich, single-use corrugated packaging minimizes risk of contamination, supporting food safety. 

They performed periodic testing to a protocol designed by food safety which was sponsored by the United States corrugated industry. Their findings confirm corrugated cardboard packaging used to transport fresh produce are safe and clean.

“Ninety-nine percent of the samples evaluated were well below the sanitation levels of 1000 colony forming units (CFU) per swab for the organisms tested,” said Maryann Sanders, Product Stewardship Leader and microbiologist. The 1000 CFU per swab threshold used in the study was defined by Dr. Keith Warriner, a Food Science Professor at the University of Guelph. 

The study examined corrugated containers from various manufacturers, at three separate end-user locations, for the presence of two pathogenic indicator organisms: Enterobacteriaceae and thermotolerant coliforms.

Corrugated containers are used once before they are recovered for recycling, which eliminates the potential for lingering contamination that can result from multi-use shipping containers. 


After use, 90 percent of corrugated containers are returned to the paper mill for recycling, where high temperatures effectively kill any bacteria that may have been transferred from the product,” Dennis Colley explained, executive director of the Corrugated Packaging Alliance in the United States.

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