What to do with
Cardboard
Want to recycle cardboard but don't know if you can?
Cardboard is widely recycled. To check if you can recycle card and cardboard at home or to find out where your nearest recycling facilities are, use our handy Recycling Locator tool.
How to recycle card and cardboard
The main types of cardboard we find at home are corrugated cardboard (i.e. packing boxes) and the types used for food and drink packaging. Both types are recyclable but councils sometimes collect them separately.
| Yes please | No thanks |
|---|---|
| Cardboard boxes (e.g. cereal boxes, dishwasher tablet boxes) | Card that is stained or dirty with foodstuffs, grease, paint or dirt (e.g. pizza boxes) |
| Corrugated cardboard | Glitter covered greetings cards |
| Online delivery boxes and cardboard envelopes (remove all plastic inserts and polystyrene as well as packing tape) | Food and drink cartons |
| Greetings cards (tear off any glitter, badges and batteries) | |
| Egg boxes | |
| Brown paper |
Egg boxes and rolls from kitchen towel and toilet rolls can be home composted.
Did you know?
Find out what you can recycle at home
Our Recycling Locator tool can tell you which items you can put in your recycling bins.