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Corrugated shipping inserts recycling: What You Need to Know
Shipping and logistics operations rely heavily on corrugated shipping inserts to protect products during transit. These structural elements – designed to brace, cushion, and separate items within a larger box – are almost exclusively made from high-strength paper fibres. While they are highly effective for logistics, they can quickly accumulate and create space challenges in a warehouse or receiving bay.
Resource Environmental Solutions assists businesses in managing high volumes of packaging materials through efficient recovery systems. Because these inserts are built for durability, they contain high-quality fibres that are extremely valuable to the manufacturing industry.
The value of corrugated shipping inserts recycling
Corrugated materials are among the most successfully recovered resources in the Australian business sector. The process of corrugated shipping inserts recycling involves breaking down the cardboard into a pulp, which is then cleaned and pressed into new paper products. This cycle can be repeated multiple times, saving vast amounts of energy and water compared to producing paper from virgin timber.
For businesses with high shipping volumes, a dedicated stream for corrugated shipping inserts recycling is essential. It prevents bulky materials from filling general waste bins and ensures that these clean, recyclable fibres are not contaminated by liquids or food waste.
Optimising warehouse waste
To make the most of your recycling efforts, the physical management of these inserts is key. Space efficiency in the warehouse is often improved through simple disposal habits.
- Flattening: All inserts should be removed from their outer boxes and flattened to maximise bin capacity.
- Material check: Ensure that any plastic sleeves or foam attachments are removed, as these are handled in different streams.
- Baling: For very high volumes, Resource Environmental Solutions can provide baling equipment to compress corrugated shipping inserts recycling loads, reducing the number of required collections.
Waste management with sustainability in mind
At Resource Environmental Solutions, we can arrange the collection and disposal of all types of waste anywhere in Australia.
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