• Dropoff at Recycling Center

Many items are shipped in corrugated cardboard boxes. Clean corrugated cardboard is accepted for curbside pickup in the City of Pittsburgh’s recycling program.

These boxes should be flattened for collection at curbside. You can remove any easy-to-remove labels or tape to reduce contamination but it is not necessary. Cut apart any piece longer than five feet. Keep your box from blowing down the street on pick-up day: place your box inside your recycling blue bin or recycling bag (if it fits), or wedge it under your recycling blue bin/bag.

If you have multiple boxes to put out for recycling, place flattened boxes inside a single unflattened cardboard box. If a box has any greasy spots (for example, a used pizza box) , cut out and discard those pieces first as they will contaminate the rest of the recycled cardboard.

DO put in curbside recycling
DO flatten these boxes before recycling
DO place multiple flattened boxes inside one unflattened box
DON’T recycle c

Reuse:
Make it into a planter by lining it with a plastic bag with some holes poked in the bottom. For added decoration, you can paint the cardboard to make it more fun!

Paint cardboard boxes or line with fabric to make nice storage containers

Cut out small circles and paint them to make coasters

Cut into small pieces and use as furniture sliders to protect your floors

Place over weeds in your backyard to kill weeds naturally, without any chemicals. Simply lay the broken down box flat on the weeds and wet with a hose, then cover with dirt .

Save to send packages to other people

Uncoated Corrugated Cardboard