Reusing corrugated cartons has environmental benefits by reducing waste sent to landfills and saving trees. For every ton of corrugated cartons reused, 34 trees are saved along with 14,000 gallons of water and 35% less pollution compared to using virgin materials. Additionally, reusing cartons improves air quality and reduces waste water. Baling corrugated cartons for recycling costs $45 per ton on average due to additional handling and processing. Duffy Box offers customized recycling programs and drop trailer programs for facilities within 250 miles to help companies reuse and recycle corrugated cartons.

2. Environmental Benefits
 Every ton of re-usable corrugated cartons that are saved for a second
life has a direct positive impact on our environment.
 Team Duffy’s three (3) R program of Reduce, Recover & Re-use is an
excellent method to give back to the environment; whereas the use of
a larger Refuse Systems corporation who specializes in solid waste,
etc. the corrugated will tend to be compacted & sent to a paper mill.
 Environmental benefits of finding a second life for all corrugate
waste:
 Every ton of our recycled boxes save 34 trees, 14,000 gallons of water and 35%
less pollution than manufacturing paper from virgin trees. It also saves 3 cubic
yards of landfill space.
 While every ton of recovered waste paper only saves approximately 17 trees
 Air quality improves with each surviving tree
 Elimination/Reduction in waste water generated from the end of the recycling
process
 Every tree saved can filter up to 60 pounds of pollutants from the air per year

3. Baling
 Baling OCC costs a company an average of
$45 per ton due to double handling,
compacting, tying of bales, wire costs and
energy costs.
 Prices fluctuate dramatically over the course of
a year making it difficult to budget. In 2009
baled prices were only worth $10 a ton!

4. Recycling Programs
 Customized recycling programs are created by
evaluating plant layouts. Recommendations
are made based on best way to stack and
store cartons depending on space between
production lines, available dock doors and
many other variables unique to each facility.
 Plants within 250 miles of any of our 6
reclamation centers and meet our volume
requirements may utilize our drop trailer
programs. Depending on the distance we may
offer full service recycling.

5. It’s Not All Trash!
 Waste removal regulations change and market
opportunities grow. The managing partners of
Duffy Box are available to tour facilities to
explore additional recycling opportunities. We
have been in the recycling industry for over 80
years and have outlets for many materials
others deem garbage. Why not take
advantage of a FREE waste audit!

6. Budget
 Our box program is a FIXED PRICE, so you
can treat this as budgetary income. We do not
follow the volatile paper market.
 All other commodities fluctuate with current
market rates (OCC bales, LDPE, HDPE, PET)