Cardboard

KARD'S ACTIVE SUPPLIERS & SHREDDING CUSTOMERS
DO NOT PAY FOR CARDBOARD RECYCLING WHEN ACCOMPANIED BY PAPER.*

Baled & Loose Cardboard

KARD collects cardboard as a secondary service for our shredding customers. Like other fibrous materials, cardboard is usually recycled and repurposed multiple times in new cardboard container production. Shredding customers have historically not paid for this service; however, in the last quarter of 2022, the market for cardboard crashed inexplicably, forcing KARD to reassess and charge for cardboard collection from non-shredding customers.

BALED LOOSE STACKED LOOSE UNSTACKED

   

* Cardboard Processing Fees​

While KARD has charged commercial customers delivering large quantities of cardboard in the past, effective the first quarter of 2023, loose cardboard and bales weighing less than seven hundred pounds will cost $100 per skid, Gaylord, or bale. Bales at and over seven hundred pounds will be charged $50 each. For active suppliers and shredding customers (i.e., using any of KARD's secure and sustainable shredding services at the same time or within the same month), these prices will be discounted by 100%. Long-time cardboard-only customers of KARD will continue to receive this service at no charge, too.

Wet Cardboard - A Costly No-No

The cardboard collected by KARD should be dry. In the event, KARD needs to break these up for drying purposes and re-baling. In many cases, moisture can change the cardboard into a low-value, even unusable pile of useless material.  When the cardboard is wet or moist, KARD will double the prices charged and consider these bales to be less than 700 pounds for invoicing purposes regardless of actual weight. For example, a wet bale of any weight, e.g., 100, 500, 750, or 1500 pounds, will be charged $200.