Material Type Description (CalRecycle Waste Characterization Studies)
Uncoated Corrugated Cardboard
Paper
Uncoated Corrugated Cardboard means a paper laminate usually composed of three layers. The center wavy layer is sandwiched between the two outer layers. It does not have any wax coating on the inside or outside. Examples include entire cardboard containers, such as shipping and moving boxes, computer packaging cartons, and sheets and pieces of boxes and cartons. This type does not include chipboard boxes such as cereal and tissue boxes. This type does include very clean (no food residue and only lightly stained) pizza boxes.
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