Commercial Cardboard Recycling Australia 2026:
The Complete Business Guide to Smarter Cardboard Recycle

1. Why Commercial Cardboard Recycling Matters in 2026

Walk through the back of any supermarket, warehouse, or distribution centre in NSW and you'll find the same thing: mountains of flattened cardboard boxes waiting to go somewhere. Where they go — and how they get there — is one of the most important waste management decisions a business makes, both financially and environmentally.

Cardboard recycling isn't a charity exercise. It's a smart operational decision that reduces waste disposal costs, generates potential revenue from recycled material, satisfies growing customer and investor expectations around sustainability, and keeps one of Australia's most completely recyclable materials out of a landfill that's running out of space faster than most businesses realise.

At Cleanwaste Recycling Solutions, we manage commercial cardboard collections across NSW for businesses of every size — from independent retail stores generating a couple of cubic metres a week, to distribution centres baling hundreds of tonnes per month. This guide shares everything we've learned about how to make cardboard recycling work harder for your business.

2. Australia's Cardboard Recycling Rates — The 2026 Picture

Australia's performance on cardboard and paper recycling is genuinely impressive in global terms — but the numbers reveal both the progress made and the work still remaining.

• Australia's paper and cardboard recycling rate sits at 87% — making it one of the world leaders in this category.
• Recycling recovery rates for paper and cardboard sit at 62% across all waste streams nationally. The gap between these figures reflects the distinction between what's technically recyclable and what actually gets separated and collected.
• Half of Australia's paper and cardboard waste was recycled in 2022–23, a decrease from the 60% recycled in 2016–17 — partly driven by the impact of China's 2018 National Sword policy, which disrupted global recycling markets and reduced commodity prices for recyclables.
• South Australia recycles the highest proportion of paper and cardboard waste at 63% (by weight), compared to the other states and territories.
• NSW has invested significantly in recycling infrastructure — $9.1 million over five years into the NSW EPA's Product Improvement Program has delivered capacity to process nearly 140,000 tonnes of additional material annually.

3. What Is OCC — Old Corrugated Containers Explained

In the recycling industry, commercial cardboard is almost universally referred to as OCC — Old Corrugated Containers. Understanding what OCC means, and why the industry uses this terminology, helps you communicate clearly with recycling contractors and understand the grading system that determines the value of your cardboard.

What Makes Corrugated Cardboard "Corrugated"

It is vital to distinguish between corrugated cardboard (OCC), which has a fluted layer between liners, and paperboard (like cereal boxes), which is a single layer of pressed paper. Mixing these grades can lower the quality of the recycled pulp.

Corrugated cardboard — the material that makes up shipping boxes, delivery cartons, and most commercial packaging — consists of three layers: two flat liner sheets sandwiching a fluted (wavy) core layer. This structure gives corrugated cardboard its strength and, importantly, its high fibre quality when recycled. The fluted core contains long, strong wood fibres that can be re-pulped into high-quality new corrugated linerboard.

Why OCC Is So Valuable as a Recycled Material

• OCC is not just recyclable — it is sellable. Paper mills buy it to produce new corrugated products, and demand is driven by global packaging consumption.
• Manufacturing recycled containerboard uses roughly 75% less energy than producing the equivalent product from virgin wood pulp.
• Recycled OCC can be turned back into new corrugated cardboard within a matter of weeks — one of the most complete circular economy loops in the waste industry
• There is a growing market for recycled containerboard in regions where virgin fibre is scarce or expensive, which means bales of OCC are traded internationally. This global demand maintains consistent market interest in clean commercial OCC.

4. Cardboard Grades — Why the Quality of Your Material Matters

Not all cardboard is equal in the recycling market. Cardboard recycle programs generate material of different grades — and the grade of your OCC directly affects its market value and whether it qualifies for free collection or generates a commodity return.

5. How Commercial Cardboard Recycling Actually Works — Step by Step

Understanding the full cardboard recycle process — from your loading dock to finished new packaging — demystifies why contamination matters, why baling helps, and why the grade of material you put in affects the quality of what comes out.

1. On-Site Preparation

   Your team flattens cardboard boxes, removes obvious contaminants (plastic wrap, polystyrene), and places material in a designated cardboard bin, baler, or compactor. This step is the most influential on final recycling quality — contamination introduced here travels through the entire system.

2. Collection by Licensed Recycler

   Cleanwaste collects your cardboard — either as loose material in bins or as baled OCC — using dedicated recycling vehicles. Baled material goes directly to paper mills or MRFs; loose material goes to MRFs for sorting. Large retailers and distribution centres often have their own baling equipment on site, compressing flattened boxes into dense rectangular bales that can weigh over a tonne each.

3. Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) Sorting

   At MRFs, a combination of manual labour, optical scanners, and mechanical screens separates clean OCC from other recyclables and contaminants. The cleaner the incoming material, the stronger and more uniform the resulting recycled linerboard will be. Source-separated (baled) OCC skips much of this sorting and goes directly to paper mills.

4. Baling & Transportation

   This transformation turns a pile of loose boxes into a solid commodity that can be traded globally. Without this step, the carbon footprint of transporting recyclables would outweigh the benefits. Dense bales (typically 400–800kg each) are efficiently transported to paper mills.

5. Pulping at the Paper Mill

   Bales are loaded into a large vat filled with water, and rotating blades or agitators break the cardboard apart, separating the bonded fibres and creating a thick slurry known as pulp. This is where the transformation from waste to raw material actually happens.

6. Screening & Cleaning

   The pulp slurry is screened to remove staples, tape, and residual plastics. Contaminants introduced at the collection stage become significant processing challenges here — each contaminated batch forces mill operators to spend more time and energy on cleaning, which drives up costs and can cause bale rejection.

7. Sheet Forming & Drying

   Clean pulp is spread onto screens, pressed, and dried to form new linerboard sheets — the raw material for new corrugated cardboard production. These sheets are then wound onto large rolls for shipping to box manufacturers.

8. New Packaging Manufacture

   Recycled linerboard is converted into new corrugated cardboard and packaging products — closing the loop. In 2022–23, the weight of recycled paper used for domestic paper and paperboard production was 1.7 million tonnes, with 60% of paper and paperboard production derived from recycled paper. The box that left your site as waste becomes new packaging within weeks.

6. Business Benefits of a Commercial Cardboard Recycle Program

Beyond doing the right thing environmentally, a well-run cardboard recycle program delivers concrete operational and commercial benefits for NSW businesses. Here's what our clients consistently report after implementing a structured program with Cleanwaste.

7. The Financial Case — Costs, Savings & Potential Revenue

One of the most common questions we get at Cleanwaste is: "Does cardboard recycling actually save money, or is it just a cost we accept for environmental reasons?" The honest answer is: it depends on your volume, setup, and the current recycling market — but for most commercial generators, the financial case is positive.

Understanding the Cost Components

8. Contamination — The Enemy of Good Cardboard Recycling

Contamination is the single biggest challenge in commercial cardboard recycling — and it's entirely within your business's control. Understanding what contaminates cardboard recycling, and why it matters so much, is essential for running an effective program.

What Contaminates Commercial Cardboard

• Food waste and grease: Food-soiled cardboard cannot be re-pulped — the oils and grease contaminate the entire pulp batch. Pizza boxes with heavy grease staining are the classic example, but any food-contaminated cardboard belongs in general or organic waste.
• Plastic wrap and polystyrene: Shrink wrap left on boxes, polystyrene corner protectors, and bubble wrap must be removed before placing cardboard in the recycling stream. These materials disrupt MRF sorting systems and damage paper mill equipment.
• Wet cardboard: Never bale wet cardboard. Baling damp corrugated creates an internal "heat pocket" that promotes mould growth within 48 hours. This spoils the fibre and will cause your hauler to reject the pickup. Keep cardboard dry from the point of flattening to collection.
• Wax-coated boxes: Produce boxes, frozen food packaging, and some beverage cartons with wax or plastic coatings cannot be recycled through standard OCC streams. Keep these separate.
• General waste mixed in: Non-cardboard materials placed in cardboard recycling bins contaminate entire loads and can cause rejection at the MRF. Good signage and staff training prevent this.
• Staples (minor): Metal staples are actually tolerated in OCC recycling — they are removed during the pulping and screening process. Don't reject cardboard just because it has staples.

9. Baling vs Loose Collection — Which Is Right for Your Business?

One of the first decisions in setting up a commercial cardboard recycle program is whether to invest in a baler or to use loose bin collection. Both work — the right choice depends on your volume, available floor space, budget, and how your cardboard is generated.

Baler Types for Commercial Cardboard

• Vertical baler: Best for small to medium businesses. Cardboard is loaded from the top and compressed down. Produces bales of 100–400kg. Cost-effective entry point for businesses above 200kg/week.
• Horizontal baler: They allow continuous feeding and produce mill-size bales preferred by recyclers. For high-volume operations — supermarkets, distribution centres, manufacturers. Produces bales of 500–1,000kg+.
• H&G Auger Compactors — a premium option for businesses producing continuous streams of cardboard packaging. Augers automatically feed and compact waste directly into large containers, reducing the need for multiple bins and minimising collection frequency. This makes them ideal for distribution centres, supermarkets, and industrial operations where waste volumes are high.

10. How to Set Up a Commercial Cardboard Recycle System

Getting a commercial cardboard recycle program right from the start prevents the common problems — contamination, staff confusion, overflowing bins, and missed collections — that undermine recycling programs and erode the financial benefits. Here's how we help NSW businesses set it up correctly.

1. Measure Your Cardboard Generation

   Before sizing bins or specifying a baler, you need to know how much cardboard you generate — in volume (cubic metres per week) and weight (kg/week). This determines whether loose collection, a vertical baler, or a horizontal baler makes most sense for your operation.

2. Decide on Collection Method

   Based on your volume assessment: loose bin collection for under ~200kg/week; vertical baler for 200kg–1 tonne/week; horizontal baler or auger compactor for over 1 tonne/week. Cleanwaste can advise based on your specific generation profile.

3. Designate the Right Location

   Place your cardboard collection point close to where packaging is opened and boxes emptied — not in a remote back corner where staff won't use it. For most businesses, this means near the receiving dock, in the stockroom, or adjacent to the kitchen prep area for hospitality businesses.

4. Brief and Train Staff

   Every staff member who handles cardboard needs to know three things: flatten it before it goes in, keep it dry, and keep contamination out (food, plastic wrap, polystyrene). A laminated one-page guide at the collection point is the single most effective staff communication tool.

5. Establish a Collection Schedule

   Work with Cleanwaste to set a collection frequency matched to your generation rate — weekly, fortnightly, or monthly for most businesses; more frequent for high-volume sites. Never let cardboard overflow its storage area: full-to-overflowing bins encourage casual disposal into general waste.

6. Request Documentation for Compliance

   Ask your recycling contractor for collection records and, where relevant, diversion certificates. These documents satisfy your duty-of-care obligations and provide the data you need for ESG and sustainability reporting. Cleanwaste provides collection records as standard.

11. Industry-Specific Commercial Cardboard Recycling Guide

Different industries generate different cardboard profiles — volumes, grades, contamination risks, and logistical challenges vary significantly. Here's how cardboard recycling applies across NSW's major commercial sectors.

12. NSW Compliance — Your Cardboard Waste Obligations

Commercial cardboard waste is subject to NSW EPA waste management obligations under the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 (POEO Act) and the Protection of the Environment Operations (Waste) Regulation 2014. While cardboard is not classified as hazardous waste, the duty-of-care provisions still apply to all business waste generators.

What NSW Law Requires of Commercial Cardboard Generators

• You must take reasonable steps to ensure your cardboard waste is managed in a way that does not harm the environment or human health — this includes not disposing of cardboard in ways that block drains, cause fire hazard, or create litter
• You must use licensed waste contractors for commercial waste collection — Cleanwaste is EPA-licensed
• You cannot dispose of commercial cardboard on public land, in public bins, or by illegal dumping — penalties apply
• From 1 July 2026, the NSW FOGO mandate begins requiring businesses above certain waste generation thresholds to source-separate food organics — cardboard should already be separated from food waste to support this transition

13. ESG & Sustainability Reporting for Cardboard Recycling

For an increasing number of NSW businesses — particularly those supplying large retailers, government agencies, or publicly listed companies — sustainability reporting is no longer optional. Cardboard recycling is one of the most straightforward, measurable, and credible environmental actions to document.

What Good Cardboard Recycling Reporting Looks Like

• Tonnes diverted from landfill: Monthly and annual totals from your recycling contractor — Cleanwaste provides this on request
• Recycling rate (%): Cardboard diverted to recycling as a percentage of total cardboard generated — your baseline metric
• CO₂-equivalent saved: Calculated from diversion tonnage — recycling cardboard saves approximately 386,000 tonnes of greenhouse gases, equivalent to taking more than 64,000 cars off the road for a whole year at a national scale. Your share of this is a credible sustainability claim.
• Energy saved: Manufacturing recycled containerboard uses roughly 75% less energy than producing the equivalent product from virgin wood pulp — a strong environmental benefit to report
• Year-on-year improvement: Track whether your cardboard recycling rate is improving over time — demonstrating continuous improvement is more valuable to ESG reporting than a static snapshot

14. 10 Cardboard Recycling Mistakes Businesses Make — And How to Avoid Them

1. Leaving plastic wrap on boxes before recycling them. Shrink wrap and stretch film left on corrugated boxes contaminate entire loads. Remove all plastic packaging before placing cardboard in the recycling stream — this 10-second action prevents load rejection.

2. Putting food-soiled cardboard in the recycling bin. Pizza boxes with heavy grease, produce boxes with food residue, and any cardboard contaminated with food waste cannot be re-pulped. Direct food-soiled cardboard to general or organic waste — or, for clean lightly-used boxes, tear off the soiled section and recycle the rest.

3. Baling or collecting wet cardboard. Baling damp corrugated creates an internal heat pocket that promotes mould growth within 48 hours — spoiling the fibre and causing your hauler to reject the pickup. Keep collection areas covered and ensure cardboard is dry before baling.

4. Mixing wax-coated produce boxes with clean OCC. Wax-coated boxes look like standard corrugated but contaminate the entire batch. Identify wax-coated cardboard at your site and direct it to a separate waste stream — it cannot go into standard cardboard recycling.

5. Not flattening cardboard before collection. Unflattened boxes take 4–6 times more space than flat cardboard, meaning your bins fill faster, you need more collection trips, and your cost-per-tonne goes up. Flattening is the single most space-efficient action your team can take.

6. Having bins in the wrong location. A cardboard recycling bin located 50 metres from where boxes are opened will be ignored. Place collection points where cardboard is generated — near receiving docks, stockrooms, and kitchen prep areas. Convenience drives compliance.

7. No staff training on what goes in. Cardboard recycling contamination is almost always a people problem, not a process problem. A 10-minute staff briefing and a laminated "what goes in / what stays out" sign at every collection point prevents the majority of contamination issues.

8. Waiting until bins overflow before arranging collection. Overflowing cardboard bins lead to loose cardboard on the floor (fire risk), casual disposal into general waste (cost increase), and frustrated staff. Set a collection schedule before bins reach 80% capacity.

9. Not tracking cardboard recycling volumes. If you're not measuring how much cardboard you're diverting, you can't improve your program, can't report to stakeholders, and can't demonstrate return on investment. Request tonnage records from your contractor — Cleanwaste includes these as standard.

10. Assuming all cardboard collection is the same. Not all recycling services are equal. Some contractors collect cardboard and sort it at a general MRF, achieving lower diversion rates; others, like Cleanwaste, collect source-separated cardboard streams that achieve maximum recycling value. Ask your contractor for confirmation of where your material goes and what happens to it.

15. How Cleanwaste's Commercial Cardboard Collection Works

At Cleanwaste Recycling Solutions, cardboard recycling is one of our core commercial services across NSW. Here's what working with us actually looks like, from first contact to ongoing collection.

Our Process

• Free site assessment: We visit or consult remotely to understand your cardboard volume, site layout, current waste setup, and ideal collection frequency
• Custom programme design: We recommend the right bin size, collection frequency, and whether baling equipment is worth investigating for your volume
• Equipment supply: Dedicated cardboard bins or baler hookup included — no need to source containers separately
• Scheduled collection: Regular collections on your schedule — weekly, fortnightly, or monthly — with flexible on-call collection available for volume peaks
• Diversion reporting: Monthly tonnage records showing cardboard diverted from landfill — the data your sustainability reporting needs
• No lock-in contracts: We earn your ongoing business through service quality, not contractual obligation

16. Collection Options — What Cleanwaste Offers NSW Businesses

The right cardboard recycle collection setup depends on your business's specific generation profile. Cleanwaste offers flexible options to match every commercial scenario across NSW.

17. Environmental Impact — What Your Commercial Cardboard Recycling Achieves

Every tonne of cardboard your business diverts from landfill delivers a measurable environmental benefit. Here's what the science says about what good commercial cardboard recycling achieves.

Per Tonne of Cardboard Recycled vs Landfilled

18. 15 Actionable Tips to Improve Your Business Cardboard Recycle Outcomes

1. Flatten every box before it enters the collection stream. This one habit increases your effective bin capacity by 4–6 times, reducing collection frequency and cost. Make it a non-negotiable step at every point where boxes are opened in your business.

2. Keep cardboard dry from unboxing to collection. Store cardboard in a covered area or bring it inside when not being collected. Wet cardboard has dramatically reduced recycling value and risks causing load rejection by your contractor.

3. Remove all plastic wrap and polystyrene before placing in recycling. Spend 10 seconds removing plastic film from boxes at the point of opening — not at the collection point after the contamination has already spread through the bin.

4. Post a clear "What Goes In" sign at every cardboard collection point. One laminated sign with four items (flatten, dry, no plastic, no food) dramatically reduces contamination from staff who mean well but don't know the rules. Cleanwaste can provide signage templates.

5. Separate produce boxes and wax-coated cardboard from the start. If your business receives produce or frozen food in wax-coated boxes, designate a separate collection point for these — they cannot go in with standard OCC and should not contaminate your clean cardboard stream.

6. Schedule your collection before bins reach 80% capacity. Full bins lead to workarounds — cardboard on the floor, in general waste, or stacked outside. Set a collection day based on typical generation pace, not emergency overflow.

7. Consider a vertical baler if you're generating over 200kg per week. The capital cost typically pays back within 12–24 months through reduced collection costs and potential OCC revenue. Cleanwaste can introduce you to baler suppliers appropriate for your volume.

8. Request diversion tonnage records from your contractor monthly. You can't manage what you don't measure. Monthly tonnage data lets you track improvement over time, calculate environmental savings, and feed accurate data into sustainability reporting.

9. Run a monthly contamination check on your cardboard bin. A 2-minute visual inspection of your recycling bin before collection — is plastic wrap in there? Wet cardboard? Food-soiled boxes? — prevents load rejection and keeps your program running cleanly.

10. Brief seasonal and casual staff on cardboard protocols, not just permanent staff. Most contamination incidents in retail and hospitality happen during peak periods when casual staff are handling packaging without the same context as regular team members. Include cardboard recycling in every induction.

11. Place your cardboard bin at the point of unpacking, not at the end of the journey. The most effective location for a cardboard bin is where boxes are actually opened — adjacent to the receiving dock, in the stockroom, at the kitchen prep area. Moving flattened cardboard to a distant bin is a step most staff will skip under pressure.

12. Separate cardboard recycling from general waste visually. Use different bin colours, clear labels, or physical separation between your cardboard bin and your general waste bin. Proximity and similar appearance are the most common causes of cross-contamination in mixed recycling setups.

13. Engage your waste contractor in a quarterly review. Ask your Cleanwaste account contact: is my contamination rate acceptable? Is my collection frequency right? Am I on the best service for my current volume? These reviews catch drift before it becomes a problem.

14. Include cardboard recycling rates in your staff sustainability update. Employees who understand why cardboard recycling matters — and can see the volume diverted — are significantly more likely to maintain good habits. An annual "we recycled X tonnes of cardboard, saving Y trees" update to your team is one of the most effective behaviour change tools available.

15. Ask Cleanwaste about our used oil collection service if your business also generates used oil. Many NSW businesses that need cardboard recycling also generate used engine oil, hydraulic oil, or other liquid waste streams. Cleanwaste manages both — a single contractor relationship simplifies compliance, administration, and documentation across multiple waste streams. Visit our Used Oil Management service page for details.

19. Frequently Asked Questions — Commercial Cardboard Recycling 2026

• What is OCC and why does it matter for commercial cardboard recycling?

  OCC stands for Old Corrugated Containers — the industry term for the corrugated cardboard used in shipping boxes, delivery cartons, and commercial packaging. It's the most valuable grade of recyclable cardboard because it contains long, strong wood fibres that can be re-pulped into high-quality new linerboard. Clean, dry, source-separated OCC is a traded commodity — paper mills actively buy it to produce new corrugated packaging. The quality of your OCC (Grade 11 or Grade 12 DS OCC) determines its market value and whether it qualifies for free collection or generates a commodity return for your business.

• Does Cleanwaste charge for commercial cardboard collection?

  Pricing for commercial cardboard collection depends on your volume, location, collection method (loose bin or baled OCC), and current market conditions. In favourable recycling markets, high-volume baled OCC may be collected free or generate a commodity credit. For lower-volume or loose collection, a standard service fee applies. The financial analysis still typically favours recycling over general waste disposal once reduced landfill bin costs are factored in. Contact Cleanwaste for a free site assessment and confirmed pricing for your specific situation.

• Can pizza boxes and food-contaminated cardboard be recycled?

  Heavily grease-soiled cardboard — including pizza boxes with significant grease contamination — cannot be recycled through standard OCC streams. The oils and grease contaminate the pulp batch and reduce the quality of recycled fibre. However, lightly soiled boxes can often be partially recycled: tear off and discard the greasy bottom section, and recycle the clean top and sides. For businesses generating significant quantities of food-adjacent cardboard (hospitality, food manufacturing), good separation protocols and staff training are the key to maintaining a clean cardboard stream.

• Does my business need a cardboard baler, or is loose collection enough?

  For businesses generating under approximately 200kg of cardboard per week, loose bin collection is typically the most practical and cost-effective solution. Above that volume — and especially above 500kg/week — a vertical baler starts to pay back its capital cost through reduced collection costs, better commodity value for baled OCC, and significantly better use of floor space (baled material takes up 4–6 times less space than loose cardboard). For very high-volume operations — supermarkets, warehouses, distribution centres — a horizontal baler or auger compactor is the right choice. Cleanwaste can advise based on your specific volume assessment.

• Can wax-coated produce boxes be recycled with regular OCC?

  No. Wax-coated and plastic-laminated cardboard boxes — including most fresh produce boxes, frozen food packaging, and some beverage cartons — cannot be recycled through standard OCC streams. The wax or plastic coating prevents fibre separation during pulping and contaminates the batch. These materials must be kept separate from your clean OCC stream. If you receive produce in wax-coated boxes, designate a separate waste bin specifically for these boxes and direct them to general waste or appropriate specialist disposal. Contact Cleanwaste to discuss the right separation setup for your site.

• What documentation does Cleanwaste provide for cardboard recycling?

  Cleanwaste provides collection records showing the volume and weight of cardboard collected from your site, the frequency and dates of collections, and confirmation that material has been directed to licensed recycling facilities. On request, we can provide diversion certificates and monthly tonnage summaries suitable for sustainability reporting, ESG disclosures, and government or customer compliance requirements. This documentation is provided as standard for all commercial cardboard recycling clients.

• Does Cleanwaste serve locations outside central Sydney?

  Yes. Cleanwaste Recycling Solutions provides commercial cardboard recycling services across NSW — including Greater Sydney, Western Sydney, Central Coast, Hunter Valley, Illawarra, Blue Mountains, and many regional NSW locations. For confirmed coverage for your specific location and a pricing estimate, call us or complete the quote form at cleanwaste.com.au/waste-management-quote.

• Can cardboard recycling help my business meet ESG targets?

  Absolutely. Commercial cardboard recycling is one of the most straightforward, measurable, and independently verifiable environmental actions a business can take. The diversion tonnage, energy saved, and CO₂-equivalent avoided (recycled cardboard manufacturing uses 75% less energy than virgin production) are all credible, quantifiable metrics for ESG and sustainability reporting. Cleanwaste provides the documentation you need — monthly diversion records, tonnage summaries, and recycling rate calculations — to incorporate cardboard recycling performance into your sustainability reporting framework.

20. Conclusion — Smarter Cardboard Recycling Starts With One Decision

Commercial cardboard recycling — done properly — is one of the easiest waste management wins available to NSW businesses. The material is 100% recyclable, the infrastructure to handle it is mature and well-funded, the financial case is positive when landfill cost reduction is included, and the environmental benefit is both genuine and measurable.

The gap between good intentions and effective outcomes is almost always operational: where the bins are placed, whether staff know what goes in, whether cardboard is kept dry, whether collection is scheduled before overflow. These are problems Cleanwaste Recycling Solutions helps solve every day for businesses across NSW — from setting up a first-time recycling program to optimising an existing one.

Whether you generate a dozen flattened boxes a week or a tonne of OCC a day, there's a cardboard recycle solution that fits your site, your volume, and your budget. The next step is knowing what that solution looks like for your specific business — and that starts with a conversation with Cleanwaste.

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