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Did You Know?

One ton of glass made from 50 percent recycled materials saves 250 pounds of mining waste (EPA)

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How It Works

Backhaul Capacity: How the g² Retail Returns Box Program Works in 5 Simple Steps:

Fill out the g² Retail Returns Box Questionnaire to determine the amount of Retail Returns Boxes required to replace your current cardboard box inventory.
You’ll receive a sustainable shipping kit including flattened boxes made of 100% post-consumer waste.
Use boxes to ship supplies from your warehouse(s) to store locations.
Backhaul the boxes to your warehouse(s) as needed.
When you need to replace boxes, simply submit a request through your company work order system for more boxes.

No Backhaul Capacity: How the g² Retail Returns Box Program Works in 6 Simple Steps:

Fill out the g² Retail Returns Box Questionnaire to determine the amount of Retail Returns Boxes required to replace your current cardboard box inventory.
You’ll receive a sustainable shipping kit including flattened boxes made of 100% post-consumer waste, and shipping containers made of 100% post-consumer waste with attached pre-paid labels.
Use boxes to ship supplies from your warehouse(s) to store locations.
Place up to 4 flattened boxes in the shipping containers and seal.
When you need to replace boxes, simply submit a request through your company work order system for more boxes.

Newspaper Recycling

If we recycled all of the newspapers printed in the U.S. on a typical Sunday, we would save 550,000 trees—or about 26 million trees per year. (California Department of Conservation)

Recycling Is Growing

While recycling has grown in general, recycling of specific materials has grown even more drastically: 52 percent of all paper, 31 percent of all plastic soft drink bottles, 45 percent of all aluminum beer and soft drink cans, 63 percent of all steel packaging, and 67 percent of all major appliances are now recycled.