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Shoe Boxes
Instructions
Paper materials can be recycled in your blue recycling cart, if separated from other materials. Most shoe boxes are made of paperboard. Break down the paperboard box first.
Alternatives
Purchase shoes without the box either secondhand or by leaving the box at the store. Reuse the box for storage, gift wrapping, etc.
Facts
Fibrous material is turned into pulp (paper)/pulp and pressed, to create one or more layers of paperboard, used in most shoe boxes. The fibrous materials can come from hard woods (short fibers), soft woods (long fibers), or recycled paper. Used paper is collected and sorted and usually mixed with virgin, long fibres in order to make new material. This is necessary as the recycled fibre often loses strength when reused; the added virgin fibres enhance strength.
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