Greif Recycling Charlotte

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Greif Recycling Charlotte

4915 Hovis Road
Charlotte, NC 28208
United States

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PAPER CIRCULARITY AT GREIF

Greif paper packaging is a net-positive recycler. In simple terms, we recycle more than we make! It helps that most of our paper packaging is made from a renewable and reclaimed source — old corrugated containers. In other words, your old pizza box!

Recycling Cardboard in Charlotte, NC

Greif recycles corrugated fiber at their Charlotte, NC facility located at 4915 Hovis Road Charlotte, NC 28208. This recycling process is done with the help of their expert staff and advanced machinery. Bales come into the facility from grocery stores, big box stores, and other businesses that take in cardboard.

The team at Charlotte works hard to organize the old corrugated cardboard. After the sorting is complete, the loose pieces are sent through a baler which compacts them into large bales.

The processed bales get shipped to paper mills for use in the creation of new paper products.

Greif is committed to providing a sustainable and eco-friendly solution to cardboard and paper waste. Their Charlotte facility is a prime example of their dedication to the environment and a circular economy.

Efforts like these not only help to reduce the amount of waste that ends up in landfills, but they also help to bring more recycled materials back into the economy. Greif’s Charlotte facility is one of many facilities that are leading the way in turning waste into a valuable resource.

Through their innovative and sustainable initiatives, Greif is working to create a better future for the environment and the economy.

Frequently Asked Questions

When cardboard is recycled, it is first collected and sorted by recyclers. It is then broken down into small pieces and pulped, which turns it into a slurry that is then used to create new cardboard products. The process of recycling cardboard can be energy-intensive, but it is definitely worth it since it can help reduce the amount of waste sent to landfills. Additionally, it can help reduce the amount of natural resources needed to make new cardboard products.

Recycling cardboard helps the environment by reducing the amount of waste that is sent to landfills, as well as reducing the amount of resources needed to make new cardboard products. You can recycle cardboard at many locations, including local recycling centers like the Greif location listed here and curbside collection programs.

OCC stands for Old Corrugated Container. It’s an industry term for cardboard that is collected for the repulping process. OCC is the basis or raw material used in the creation of most new paper and cardboard.

At Greif, we operate 18 recycling facilities located across the U.S., where we provide industrial and commercial collection and recycling services, primarily focused on paper – or fiber-recovery. 

Read more: What we recycle and what do not.

 

As a commercial and industrial recycling partner, recycling at Greif is different from consumer-facing recycling in that we are more focused on specific substrates – fiber, plastics, metal, etc. than individual products.

Charlotte — Recycling
4915 Hovis Road
Charlotte NC 28208
United States