Trash tutorial: It’s OK to flatten cardboard but don’t crush containers Q: Our community (Cumberland) switched from recycling bins to 65-gallon barrels last year.

A: Arguably, you could substitute any improper item or improperly prepared item for “cardboard boxes that are not broken down and flattened” and ask the very same question, A.F.

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Aston University's entry into this year's Shell Eco-Marathon may look low-tech, but that didn't stop the hydrogen-fueled cardboard and plywood flat-pack car from scooping the Eco-Design award.

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The mega-millionaire stood in the heat on the side of Interstate 635, holding a cardboard sign with the same promo language he's been harping for weeks: "Come to my golf tournament." ...

Excessive packaging is one of our top pet peeves here at Inhabitat, so we were really inspired by this flat cardboard sheet that is capable of conforming to the shape of any object, saving a ...

VAIL, Colorado ” A big truck comes three or four times each week to pick up the cardboard that gets dropped off at Vail’s recycling center. Bill Carlson, Vail’s environmental coordinator, said he ...

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