Berkeley

Cardboard Tubes

Cardboard Tubes
bin icon

Recycle

Instructions

Toilet paper tubes and paper towel tubes can be flattened and placed in the paper recycling cart.

Alternatives

Use reusable dish towels instead of paper towels. Cardboard tubes can be used for fun art and construction projects. Some places like the East Bay Center for Creative Reuse may take large amounts of these materials.

Facts

Over 17 billion toilet paper tubes are thrown away each year. That’s enough to fill the Empire State Building. Twice.

Want to be quickly up to speed about recyling in Berkeley?

Discover our recycling guidelines

Related Items

Packing Paper & Craft Paper
Rigid Plastic Containers (Clamshells)
Newspaper & Magazines
Glass Bottles
Cereal Boxes

Test Your Recycling Knowledge

From easy to hard

Start Quiz