Commercial Cardboard Recycling

A free weekly service for small business with kerbside cardboard collection.

Who can use this service?

The service provides a weekly kerbside cardboard collection for small businesses in high density business zones that do not already have private cardboard collection arrangements in place.

The intent for entitlement to service is subject to the volume of cardboard being no more than that of filling a 660 cubic litre container of correctly presented cardboard. Small business that generate volumes in excess of this will need to make arranges for private collections.

Cardboard must be placed on the nearest serviced kerb ready for collection by 6pm but not before 3pm on their designated collection day.

Businesses have been advised that only certain items will be collected by this service.

What will be collected:

● Neatly stacked cardboard only (staples, tape and wet cardboard are ok)

What will not be collected:

● Wax boxes (eg. fruit and vegetable boxes or milk cartons)
● Soiled boxes (eg. covered in food, paints or oils)
● Plastic or polystyrene (eg. shopping bags or courier delivery pouches)

To prepare cardboard for collection businesses have been asked to flatten and bundle their cardboard and tie with string or nylon (not wire or cable) or to put flattened cardboard in another cardboard box.

» Adelaide collection map (PDF, 406Kb)