Where Do Soiled Pizza Boxes Go?

The Pizza Box Answer
Cut out or tear off the soiled portions and throw them in the regular trash. If you are absolutely sure that the whole box is grease and oil free you can recycle it. However, if there is any doubt, please throw it out! You don't want to contaminate an entire load of recycling.

Where do greasy pizza boxes go?

Any heavily greased cardboard can be torn off and put in the trash before putting the clean cardboard in the recycling stream.

Are soiled pizza boxes recyclable?

A: Pizza boxes are made from corrugated cardboard, however the cardboard becomes soiled with grease, cheese, and other foods once the pizza has been placed in the box. Once soiled, the paper cannot be recycled because the paper fibers will not be able to be separated from the oils during the pulping process.

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