Corrugated Boxes and Other Different Types Of Cardboard Boxes

What? You may say,"Do I need know anything more about a cardboard box? It's just a box anyway!" Well, you are wrong if you think so. Actually. they come in many types. Cardboard refers to different paper-type materials such as corrugated fiberboard, paperboard, recycled, and card stock. You may frown again," what the meaning for knowing all of these? Boxes are just boxes!" In my opinion, getting a brief education on these box materials allows people to know exactly what they are using and this can be very vital sometimes.
Corrugated boxes consist of one or two flat linerboards encasing a fluted corrugated sheet. corrugated fiberboard is used to manufacture shipping containers and corrugated boxes.  Corrugated boxes originated in the mid-19th century. Corrugated boxes were initially used to package pottery and glass containers.
Except for Corrugated Boxes, there are also other boxes. Paperboard is usually 0.01 inch thicker than paper. ISO standards designate paperboard as paper with more than a 224 g/m basis weight, with exceptions. It can be single ply or multi-ply and is lightweight and easy to form and cut. Since it is strong, it is useful as packaging material.
Recycled cardboard boxes are also a kind of boxes which are used widely. They are created from cardboard packaging waste from residential households and companies dealing in packaged goods. Wood pulp manufacturers often deal directly in recycled cardboard materials, repurposing them into new cardboard boxes. Prices of recyclable cardboard fell in 2008 and then increased in 2009. Recycled cardboard boxes are friendly to the environmant, therefore you do make contribution to the environment protection when you use this kind of boxes.
The rectangle is the most common box shape and sizes vary from tiny to those that fit a large appliance. The durability of the boxes depends on the type of material people used to make the box, with some materials more suitable for packaging certain items.
Before you buy or use any cardboard box, make it clear that what they are made of. Some material can be harmful to your health and some are too fragile to pack your stuff.