I do not live in an area that recycles cardboard, is it better for the enviroment to throw it away or burn it? Is filling up the landfills where the cardboard won%26#039;t disentegrate better or worse than the smoke from burning the cardboard?

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If you live in an area with either a Craig%26#039;s List (www.craigslist.org) or Freecycle (www.freecycle.org) program, you can simply offer old cardboard boxes on those lists. People are often happy to take boxes off your hands when they%26#039;re moving.

If neither of those is available in your area, you should consider composting the boxes. If that%26#039;s not an option either, throwing them away is preferable to burning them at home. 60% 3 Votes

Other Answers (4)

• Actually you can compost it 40% 2 Votes
• Cardboard does %26quot;disintegrate%26quot;.
  It can be part of a compost program 0% 0 Votes
• Check in the phone book and call a few places. In Detroit (which is not exactly a recycling friendly city!!!) they pay $50 a ton for almost any kind of paper or cardboard. 0% 0 Votes
• If you live where there is no cardboard recycling, there is probably plentiful landfill space, which would be preferable to burning them yourself. 0% 0 Votes