The manufacturing of boxes must be big business these days. Bit by bit, for the past two decades the consumption of paper has declined, mainly due to the decrease in daily newspapers. But since the advent of purchasing on line, the need for cardboard boxes has skyrocketed. Our family is a perfect example.
Every Monday our recycled bin is picked up, along with the regular trash. The regular trash is also picked up on Thursday along with any big items. (As an aside, the trash collection here in Madison is excellent.) Our big bin is always full even though Ken flattens out every box no matter the size. The neighbors across the street receive even more boxes at their door so their bin would be full too. And that is only two families on one street. I always wonder what happens to that flat cardboard in the recycled bin. I hope the clean cardboard is returned to some machine and made into more boxes. There certainly must be lots and lots of them, and I do not see any change in buying patterns in the near future.
In fact, Ken told me today that he has ordered 10 different items coming to our door, all carefully packed in boxes. Whew. The box manufacturers must be happy.
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