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How to sort shipping cardboard: labels, tape and flattening

Empty boxes, remove labels and tape, flatten, then follow local collection rules.

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For homes with accumulated delivery boxes. You need only the boxes and your municipality's recycling guidance; no purchase is required. Korean municipal and environment authority guidance covers removal of tapes and labels, but collection times and accepted items vary by locality. Remove personal-address labels and check local rules for food- or oil-soiled paper.

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Empty boxes and separate plastic cushioning, foam and other non-cardboard materials.
Remove shipping labels containing personal details along with tape and other attachments.
Check for food, oil, waterproof coatings or contamination that might prevent paper recycling, and follow local acceptance rules.
Flatten the boxes and collect them dry, away from other materials.
Set them out on the local cardboard-collection day and place; dispose of labels, tape and cushioning according to the separate local categories.

Seoul Metropolitan Government알쏭달쏭 쓰레기 분리배출…올바른 방법은? ↗City guidance: remove tape and shipping stickers, flatten cartons, separate cushioning; local policy applies.US EPAHow Do I Recycle Common Recyclables ↗EPA guidance to flatten cardboard and consult local recycling program; US rules not generalized to all Korean municipalities.Wikimedia CommonsFile:Recyclable Cardboard Packaging.jpg ↗Meanwell Packaging CC BY 2.0 file with Flickr license review; image loaded directly.Wikimedia CommonsCommons: Reusing content outside Wikimedia / technical ↗Hotlink permission confirmed separately from CC BY 2.0 creator credit obligation.Seoul Metropolitan Government서울시 택배 상자·포장재 분리배출 안내 ↗서울시 택배 상자·포장재 분리배출 안내 US EPA미 EPA 골판지·종이류 재활용 참고 ↗미 EPA 골판지·종이류 재활용 참고

Your try-it-at-home checklist

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