How Cereal Boxes are recyclable

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From ancient times, cereals are being used as a source of breakfast for every age of people. They are made up of wheat, rice, barley, maize, rye, oats, and sorghum grains while their chemical composition varies widely and depends on fertilizers, place of origin, soil, and environmental conditions. Cereals are being used as a staple food in developing countries as they are nutritionally healthy and provide more energy. As we all know cereal comes in a box and the material of these boxes is cardboard which 100 percent recyclable material is.

Advantages of recycling cereal boxes:

Cereal boxes are usually made up of cardboard, also known as corrugated cardboard, are some of the most recycled materials in France and the United States. Here is a list of benefits we can get through the recycling process of cereal boxes.

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Reduces piles of garbage:  One of the most powerful benefits of recycling Cereal Boxes is that it reduces the amount of garbage sent to landfills. Recycling one ton of cardboard boxes saves 9 cubic yards of landfill capacity and allows us to breathe freely.

Save a large amount of energy: More energy is required to produce cardboards. So it is easy and beneficial to recycle already existing cardboards and saving more energy.

Save greenery: Another benefit of recycling these cereal boxes is that it saves a lot of trees and prevents deforestation. As a result, more oxygen is produced and wildlife is also left undisturbed.

Support hygiene: cereal box recycling reduces cardboard waste dumping and improves the hygiene and health of our people.

Reuse of cereal boxes on a small scale: you can reuse cereal boxes even at home for various purposes. You can use mini cereal boxes to store key chains, rings, keys, ribbons, tissues, earrings, and other accessories as they are convenient and occupy relatively less space

Serves as shelter: on rainy and stormy weather, these boxes can also serve as a shelter for birds and other small animals.

Saves money: making new cereal boxes every time is expensive. Therefore it is convenient to recycle already existing boxes and save your money.

The recycling process of cereal boxes:

Due to their lightweight and eco-friendly nature, cardboard boxes can be efficiently recyclable in the given following steps.

  • Throw them in the dustbin after consuming them:

 Wheatear they are large cereal boxes or mini cereal boxes. Remove the plastic tapes, staples, bubble wrapping and discard them in a recycling bin. According to research, about 2.7 billion cereal boxes are consumed by Americans every year. Regardless of the size and quantity of cereal boxes if we disposed of them neatly and properly, it would be easy to collect them and performing the next step. Once you place the packaging in your recycling bin and your recyclables are picked up at the curb or dropped off at a recycling center, they go through the following series of steps.

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  • Sorting, shredding, and pulping:

 When these empty cereal containers arrived at recycling factories. It is important to sort the plastic components out of the boxes first and when sorting is completed, the next thing is shredding in which they break down the large cereal box fibers into small and tiny pieces, and then comes pulping. When they are shredded properly, they are mixed with several chemicals that convert them into a slurry, firm, and pulpy material. After that, this pulp is mixed with new pulp from wood which makes it stronger. And according to research statics of French people towards the selective sorting of paper and cardboard. More than 90 percent recycled them on daily basis.

  • Filtering:

After pulping, the material is taken to the next compartment mainly to remove stings, glues, plastic staples, metal staples, and other impurities. The plastic floats over the pulp while the heavy metal staples set down in the bottom of the compartment for removal. After filtration, the material is thrown into de-inking chamber

  • De inking:

Deinking is also known as a cleaning procedure because it clarifies the pulp for the final step. in this process, few chemicals are added to the chamber which cleans and removes any type of ink if it is present in the pulp.

  • Finishing and printing of recycled boxes:

Now, this pulp is mixed with few new materials and then set for drying. For drying, it is pressed and passed through a machine that extracts extra water vapors out of it. And then it is sent to different companies where they print and customize the cardboard according to their need.

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What happens when cereal boxes are recycled?

Reprocessed cereal box material is now a top-quality material that can be used for various purposes. About 50-60 percent of this new recycled cardboard is sent to the printing press and large factories where the production companies digitally print the company's logo and other useful information including taglines, emails, and contact numbers. It can also be used to make Kraft cereals boxes, cake boxes, and other bakery boxes. It can also be used for the manufacturing of large cartons, birthday cards, covers, envelopes, and other paper materials.

Conclusion:

Recycling cereal boxes is undoubtedly a valuable thing to look after. As cereal boxes are made up of corrugated cardboard they are easily recyclable and reusable on a small and large scale to save money and time. You can recycle cardboard as many times as you want, without reducing its life and durability. According to various researches, about 70 percent of household packaging made of paper and cardboard was recycled in France in past few years.

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