Cardboard recycling
Cardboard recycling that pays back on volume.
Clean, dry corrugated cardboard (EWC 15 01 01) collected loose or baled, sent to UK paper mills to become new cardboard and paper products.
What you're buying
oper8 supplies managed commercial waste collections through vetted suppliers. You get one contract, one rate card, evidence capture, tonnage reporting and an operator who handles escalations.
EWC 15 01 01
Correctly coded packaging cardboard kept out of general waste and DMR.
UK paper mills
Closed-loop where possible: your card becomes new packaging.
Loose or baled
Cages, wheeled bins or a mill-size baler with regular bale collection.
Frequency matched to inbound stock
Aligned to delivery days and peak retail weeks.
Full duty of care
Waste transfer notes and mill acceptance records tied to your account.
Rebates on baled volumes
Where volumes justify it, share of market value on baled cardboard.
What's included
Built for operational teams who want clarity.
- Baler recommendations sized to your typical throughput
- Contamination guidance built into onboarding
- Coordinated with DMR, food and general waste under one contract
- Standardised across a national estate, not negotiated site by site
Who it's for
Designed for businesses with real waste operations.
- Retail sites with heavy inbound packaging
- Distribution centres and 3PLs
- E-commerce fulfilment and returns operations
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