subject: Avoiding Cardboard Pollution With Heavy Duty Storage Boxes [print this page] The process of manufacturing document storage boxes has had a reputation for being filled with pollution. Office storage boxes are known to be produced in factory settings known to release toxic smoke and chemicals in the environment. Just like most waste products, cardboard production can lead to the majority of the pollutants associated with paper made products. When storage boxes are made, trees are cut down and then converted into the cardboard pulp, which then creates emissions and dangerous sulfur dioxide. These emissions of sulfur dioxide would then dissolve in water vapor and is released into the atmosphere. Once the sulfur dioxide joins with other gases it create sulfates in the environment. When too many sulfates are released in the air, it is can hazardous to people and their living environment.
The resources that are used for the production of corrugated storage boxes are: water and energy. Like all paper, record storage boxes are manufactured from wood fibers. The fabric that is a result of the fibers is turned into pulp by integration with with water and other specific chemical resources. The mixture is continually compressed and water removed until it turns into what we recognize as cardboard. The process uses energy, water and produces toxic by-products.
The trade-off of the resources used against the resulting products is a controversial topic among environmentalists and manufacturers. Manufacturers view document storage boxes as an essential tool that can be used on a daily basis. Big companies such as department stores and supermarkets are most likely to document storage boxes because they are constantly shipping products. Office storage boxes are used by businesses that need to record file specific boxes. These specific file storage boxes are made with custom labeling to keep track of what items are stored in each.
Environmentalists stress the importance of the recycling of document storage boxes and maximization of resources. The resources are best used when they produce heavy duty storage boxes or big storage boxes. Heavy Duty Storage boxes require the most material from the manufacturers because they are designed for sturdiness and resistance. Other archive boxes are still needed with corrugated medium to be sturdy but big storage boxes are designed especially because they are needed for a variety of items. For environmentalists, Recycling one ton of corrugated storage boxes saves 17 trees, 7,000 gallons of water, 11 barrels, 462 gallons of oil, and nine cubic yards of landfill space. By recycling one ton of archive boxes cuts pollution by 95%. Recycled file storage boxes only takes 75 percent of the energy needed to make new cardboard and lessens the emission of sulfur dioxide that is produced when making pulp from wood trees.
