Some Corrugated Packaging Facts
- Cardboard is the Nation's favourite type of packaging.
- Virtually everything we use and consume has been packed in cardboard at some point.
- Approximately five billion cardboard boxes are used in the UK per year which is roughly equivalent to 83 boxes per person per year.
- Cardboard makes up a larger percentage of overall packaging than any other material.
- More than 80% of boxes used in the UK are recycled into new boxes.
Source: Confederation of Paper Industries.
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