
Blank cardboard (i.e., board that has not been chemically coated) “is usually worth rebuilding, although there is often little difference between the cost it produces and the cost of recovery is marginal”. Boards that are laminate, waxed, or wet-processed are often more challenging to dispose of. Material manufacturers, container manufacturers, packaging engineers and standards bodies use more specific terminology. The design can range from a thick sheet known as paperboard to corrugated cardboard, composed of several corrugated and flat layers.ĭespite the widespread use in English and French, the term “ cardboard” was withdrawn from trade and industry because it does not adequately define a specific product.



Cardboard is a generic term for paper products based on heavy loads, thicker and superior strength or other specific paper mechanical properties, such as flexibility, hardness and impact resistance.
