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Hairyloon

Joined: 20 Nov 2008
Posts: 15425
Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.

Posted: Mon Nov 24, 14 9:31 am Post subject: Cardboard.
I have more cardboard than I know what to do with. Obviously, it could go for waste to energy, or gerbil bedding, but I can't help thinking there are better things to do with it...

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46249
Location: yes

Posted: Mon Nov 24, 14 10:36 am Post subject:

recycled is an obvious choice ,it makes new packaging and uses far less energy than tree to packaging

composted,it only adds a bit of bulk but it can be used to provide air spaces retain moisture as a lid etc.

as weed suppressing ground cover ,for the veg garden and especially under electric poultry netting to avoid weeds shorting the pulse

slug trap ,they hide under it for easy collection(see above)

vegplot

Joined: 19 Apr 2007
Posts: 21301
Location: Bethesda, Gwynedd

Posted: Mon Nov 24, 14 10:39 am Post subject:
Recycle it at your local facility.

gregotyn

Joined: 24 Jun 2010
Posts: 2201
Location: Llanfyllin area

Posted: Mon Nov 24, 14 3:00 pm Post subject:
Baled up it is worth money! we do all ous at work and worth a few bob each quarter

Hairyloon

Joined: 20 Nov 2008
Posts: 15425
Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.

Posted: Mon Nov 24, 14 3:03 pm Post subject:

gregotyn wrote:

Baled up it is worth money! we do all ous at work and worth a few bob each quarter

I spot a couple of teeny flaws in that idea, but out of interest, do you know what it fetches?

gregotyn

Joined: 24 Jun 2010
Posts: 2201
Location: Llanfyllin area

Posted: Mon Nov 24, 14 3:05 pm Post subject:
No, but I will ask.

Hairyloon

Joined: 20 Nov 2008
Posts: 15425
Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.

Posted: Mon Nov 24, 14 4:08 pm Post subject:

gregotyn wrote:

No, but I will ask.

Thanks. Don't go to trouble on it though: it is more curiosity he serious intent.
Always good to know the value of things though, especially when they're things tat most folk think of as rubbish.

onemanband

Joined: 26 Dec 2010
Posts: 1473
Location: NCA90

Posted: Mon Nov 24, 14 5:34 pm Post subject:
Prices here It'll be the same issues we've discussed before with small scale plastic recycling ......... finding someone who takes it on a small scale and/or storing enough. Guess a ton of either would fill a garage and is it worth hassle/storage/transport/time for £50-£100. Mine goes in recycling bin and sometimes on compost heap.

Hairyloon

Joined: 20 Nov 2008
Posts: 15425
Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.

Posted: Mon Nov 24, 14 6:38 pm Post subject:

onemanband wrote:

Guess a ton of either would fill a garage

Depends how good your compactor is...

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and is it worth hassle/storage/transport/time for £50-£100.

Depends how much space you've got and where is has got to go. At least plastic is weatherproof, so it can be stored in the yard.
Shame that site only gives prices for HDPE and PET. What do I do with my box of ABS?
Also interesting to note that coloured PET is worth much less than clear: perhaps something to consider while shopping?

onemanband

Joined: 26 Dec 2010
Posts: 1473
Location: NCA90

Posted: Mon Nov 24, 14 7:49 pm Post subject:

Hairyloon wrote:

onemanband wrote:

Guess a ton of either would fill a garage

Depends how good your compactor is...

Yeh probably an over estimate.
Cardboard density is 700kg/m3, so a ton of flat packed boxes would take up, say, 2m3
and you'd get, say, 12ton in a garage

Hairyloon

Joined: 20 Nov 2008
Posts: 15425
Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.

Posted: Mon Nov 24, 14 8:41 pm Post subject:

onemanband wrote:

Cardboard density is 700kg/m3, so a ton of flat packed boxes would take up, say, 2m3

Except most box cardboard is corrugated....

onemanband

Joined: 26 Dec 2010
Posts: 1473
Location: NCA90

Posted: Mon Nov 24, 14 9:00 pm Post subject:

Hairyloon wrote:

onemanband wrote:

Cardboard density is 700kg/m3, so a ton of flat packed boxes would take up, say, 2m3

Except most box cardboard is corrugated....

Depends how good your compactor is ....

Doooh didn't think about corrugations.
2m3 didn't sound right
4m3 then ?

12Bore

Joined: 15 Jun 2008
Posts: 9089
Location: Paddling in the Mersey

Posted: Mon Nov 24, 14 9:42 pm Post subject:
Ours cardboard packaging is baled at work, we produce several bales per day, 1.2m x 1m x 1m, each approx 1 ton, it goes off to be recycled, comes back at some point as new packaging.

Andrea

Joined: 02 May 2005
Posts: 2260
Location: Portugal

Posted: Tue Nov 25, 14 5:19 am Post subject:
We use stacks of the stuff, particularly in winter, under animal bedding.

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