The Importance of Flattening Boxes
It’s important to flatten boxes before you throw them into the recycling bin.
As you and your neighbours adapt to the three-stream waste sorting system, you should notice more being put into the recycling bin and less into the garbage bin.
Cardboard boxes take up a lot of space. It’s important that you flatten these boxes prior to throwing them into the recycling bin. Unflattened cardboard boxes can cause the bin to fill up quickly and risk the bin overflowing. Overflowing bins cannot safely be serviced by waste collectors and will not be emptied.
Did you know? An unflattened box takes up roughly 10 times more space than a flattened one.