Tips for recycling paper and cardboard

The paper and paperboard require your own space of recycling. Learn where to keep them at home and know what to throw away and what not to the blue container. We give you the keys to a good recycling.

Tips for recycling paper and cardboard
Tips for recycling cardboard
Their place at home

To turn cardboard recycling into a habit, it is essential to make the process routine. The first thing to do is decide where in the house to keep the paper and cardboard that accumulates each day. Bear in mind that it should be somewhere accessible that encourages you to take it down to its designated blue street bin. A terrace or a corner of the kitchen is a good place to keep paper and cardboard.

Where do I store it?

In a paper bag or cardboard box so you can also throw them to recycle.

Where do I dispose of it?

In the blue container for paper and cardboard. In it you can throw: cartons, boxes of containers, leaflets, newspapers, magazines and envelopes without plastic. Never throw in the blue container: cartons, waxed, paraffin-coated, fax, self-copying, tissue, plates, cups or glasses of this material.

Tips

– Fold the cartons, It will be easier to place them in the container and will also take up less space.

– Don’t forget to remove seals, plastics, staples, etc. of paper or paperboard. These materials hinder the process of recycling of cardboard.

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