Creative Uses for Corrugated Cardboard
Corrugated cardboard boxes, whether new or used, can be used for a variety of things other than storing items. Let’s put our creative thinking caps on and come up with some innovative ways to use these sturdy boxing treasures. What you will need To make any of the items mentioned in this article, you will need some basic tools and accessories. Tools and accessories include a heavy-duty stapler and staples, utility knife, knobs, contact paper, ruler or measuring tape, screws, hole puncher, screwdriver, duct tape, and scissors. That is it. If you do not have these items available, you can get them for cheap at your local thrift store. You can also purchase them for your own tool collection. Tool collections come in handy. Companies that sell corrugated cardboard also sell a variety of boxing accessories or tools. Check with your local company to find out what is available. Furniture Corrugated cardboard can make durable and cheap furniture. Most budget-minded individuals, especially college students, understand this. Go to your local department store and notice how much cheaply priced furniture is made from corrugated cardboard. Check out diagrams to get an idea about the item’s construction. This aids the construction process. * Consider making a chest of drawers from used corrugated cardboard. This piece of furniture is ideal for holding clothing or office supplies. Heavier clothing requires heavier cardboard. Heavy cardboard keeps the center of the drawer from sagging. Three to four drawers is a perfect size for this piece of furniture. Use a hole puncher to place holes in the cardboard for the knobs. Once the knob is in place, secure it with a screw. * Night stands, those wonderful furniture pieces that go alongside your bed, are another piece of furniture that can be made from corrugated cardboard. Basically, a nightstand is…
Do’s and Don’ts of Efficient Warehouse Management
1. It depends on warehouse management software. Do pay money for a comprehensive and reliable warehouse management software program that offers versatility and user-friendly features for everyone in your plant. Efficient WMS, short for warehouse management system, relies on a…
Are you doing all you can by recycling cardboard boxes?
Cardboard is a convenient and cheap packing material. More than 85% of shipments through the postal service are packaged in cardboard. Cardboard is used to protect everything from small boxes for toys to huge cardboard boxes used for refrigerators and…
Reused Better Than Recycled Boxes
To reuse or to recycle boxes, that is the question? You hear the terms used frequently, but what exactly do they mean? Which one is truly better for the environment? Let’s explore these questions and try to see which one…
Got Scrap Cardboard? Get 48% More Than Typical Scrap Cardboard Prices.
Cardboard is a convenient and cheap packing material. More than 85% of shipments through the postal service are packaged in cardboard. Cardboard is used to protect everything from small boxes for toys to huge cardboard boxes used for refrigerators and…
Used Boxes
As prices increase for paper, the cost of corrugated, shipping boxes continues to rise. Recently there was a 5-10% increase on corrugated boxes and there has been a 2nd increase announced that is scheduled to take affect sometime in May….
Stay Cool and Save Money This Summer
Here at Boxsmart, we just can’t say it enough: Recycle – Reduce – Reuse The year 2012 is proving to be a critical year as environmental concerns increase. Not only is this year sounding more alarms than previous years with…
Welcome to Boxsmart Blog
Boxsmart offers “High Level-Sustainable Recycling Programs” and provides jobs for 500+ mentally and physically challenged adults on a national level. Boxsmart buys and sells reclaimed, surplus, job lot, used, close-out, discontinued, obsolete, and overrun corrugated shipping and distribution boxes as…
