Cardboard Boxes

Fruit packaging containers - what to use and where to get the boxes, bags, cartons and other shipping containers for apples, berries and other fruit! This month s notes: October 2015: Strawberries and blueberries each have a very brief season; don t miss them: See your state s crop availability calendar…

Let’s be real for a moment here—is there anything more bland than a brown cardboard box? You might feel some excitement when you see one on your doorstep, but that’s often because you have no idea what’s inside it. It could be socks from a friend, a cheap marketing gimmick from a bank or car dealership…

Don t throw away old cardboard boxes - turn them into home decor instead. Whether you ve recently moved, just bought a new appliance or received an item in the mail, chances are good that you ve got a few cardboard boxes collecting dust somewhere in your home. Instead of throwing them away, you can actually…

Share & Comment Ah, what fun can be had with a box! What beauty can be created with humble corrugated cardboard! We’ve had the pleasure of participating in TinkerLab’s cardboard box challenge (along with 20 or so other creative bloggers), and this is what we came up with :: A nature suncatcher…

All parents know how easy it is to collect little tokens to remember special moments in their children s lives over time. Right after the birth, new parents will already have a few things they might find they just can t bear to throw away. Some of these first little items include the armband your newborn…

RTimages/Photographer s Choice/Getty Images Recycling cardboard should be easy , and some 77% of cardboard is recycled, according to the EPA. Not all cardboard can be recycled, however. What are the facts on recycling cardboard? First off, there are two kinds of cardboard. Corrugated cardboard - used…

Ever since the collapse of the global economy due to massive, reckless, multi-trillion-dollar me-first gambling on an institutional scale, Americans have been clamoring for prosecution of the powerful people whose greed caused this whole mess. And finally, we re getting it: law enforcement has, at…

Colt Paper started back in 1935 when Sidney Colt realized that there was a need for boxes in Toronto. He began buying and selling used boxes, doing business under the name S. Colt & Sons. For many years Sidney bought and sold cardboard boxes as enterprising wheeler dealer; his customers were…