Standard Packaging - Facts

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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