Sustainability & Recycling Programs
Better cardboard recycling starts before the bin.
Box Caddy helps people flatten, organize, and transport cardboard more easily, supporting cleaner recycling streams, better use of collection capacity, and more visible sustainability programs.
Cardboard is highly recoverable. Behavior is the bottleneck.
33.3M tons
Corrugated boxes were the largest single product category in U.S. MSW generation in EPA's 2018 data.
69%-74%
Estimated U.S. cardboard recycling rate in 2024, with more than 33 million tons recycled.
Flatten first
EPA advises people to empty and flatten cardboard boxes and keep recyclables clean and dry.
Where Box Caddy fits
Cardboard recovery depends on what people do before collection. Box Caddy turns the right behavior into a simple physical routine.
Step 1
Flatten
Residents, students, or employees break boxes down before they reach shared collection areas.
Step 2
Organize
Flattened cardboard stays contained, cleaner, drier, and easier to stage for recycling.
Step 3
Transport
A simple carry tool makes it easier to move cardboard with other recyclables in fewer trips.
Step 4
Recycle
Better-prepared cardboard can improve container use and reduce corrective handling.
Potential benefits for recycling programs
Less loose cardboard: fewer intact boxes piling up in carts, dumpsters, rooms, and loading areas.
Better capacity use: flattened cardboard uses collection space more efficiently than intact empty boxes.
Higher participation support: easier storage and transport can make recycling feel more practical.
Visible sustainability: a branded tool keeps the recycling message in daily life, not just on signage.
Partnership use cases
Municipalities
Resident education, recycling pilots, zero-waste campaigns, and neighborhood cardboard-preparation initiatives.
Campus & Property Teams
Branded resident or student amenities that support cleaner recycling areas and better day-to-day participation.
Businesses & Employers
Workplace cardboard management for offices, mailrooms, employee programs, and sustainability engagement.
Recycling & Waste Partners
Upstream customer engagement that encourages cleaner, flatter, easier-to-handle cardboard before pickup.
Make sustainability visible.
Box Caddy can be custom branded with a city, university, property, employer, or sustainability initiative, turning recycling messaging into a physical tool people actually use every week.
Brandable Recycling Tool
Your sustainability message, in residents' and employees' hands.
Build a cardboard recycling pilot with us.
We can help define a pilot and measure participation, cardboard condition, collection-area observations, staff feedback, and resident or employee satisfaction.
Explore a Sustainability Partnership