Currently, about 70 percent of cardboard-boxes shipped commercially are recovered for recycling. ... When recycled, cardboard is used to make chipboard like cereal boxes, paperboard, paper towels, tissues and printing or writing paper. It's also made into more corrugated cardboard.

Does cardboard actually get recycled?

Unless it is treated heavily with chemicals, paper is one of the most recyclable materials around. The EPA estimates that 68 percent of all paper and cardboard recycling actually winds up being recycled every year.

Is cardboard not recyclable?

When Not to Recycle Cardboard

There are occasions when corrugated cardboard and paperboard can't be recycled. ... Other cardboard items, such as juice containers, milk cartons, and some produce boxes, are coated with wax or similar substances. This often affects their ability to be recycled.