| Are you trying to find a way to get rid of | | | | crafts projects; it is much more affordable than |
| unwanted cardboard? You could just go ahead | | | | poster board. If you do decide to donate your |
| and fill up the landfills to overflowing, or you could | | | | cardboard, you will be able to sleep well knowing |
| try one of the following ideas. There are probably | | | | that you have done your good deed for the day. |
| a dozen or more ways to get rid of cardboard; | | | | 3) If you live in an area that has cold winters, and |
| but for the sake of not being extremely boring, | | | | people still use fireplaces; you can get rid of |
| I'm only going to tell you about three of them. | | | | cardboard by using it as a fire starter. The most |
| 1) An economic and environmentally friendly way | | | | important thing to remember if you plan to use |
| to get rid of your unwanted cardboard, is by | | | | your cardboard to fuel the fire; is to store it in a |
| recycling it. Today there are many places that will | | | | safe place away from your house, preferably in a |
| actually pay you for your cardboard in the same | | | | shed not attatched to the house. Make sure that |
| way that they pay for bottles and cans. If you | | | | your cardboard is in a place where it will stay dry, |
| do decide to recycle, not only will you fulfill your | | | | and stored away from flammable liquids and |
| duty to be kind to the earth, but you could also | | | | gases. If you have an excessive amount of |
| go home with a little extra spending money in | | | | cardboard, you can share some with your |
| your pocket. | | | | neighbors; be sure to tell them about the proper |
| 2) A charitable way to get rid of your clean, | | | | way to store the unused cardboard until they are |
| unwanted cardboard, is by donating it for arts and | | | | ready to use it. |
| crafts projects. You can call local childcare centers, | | | | I do hope that these ideas have been helpful; if |
| schools, and churches to find out who might need | | | | not, you could just throw it in the trash, but then |
| it. Many places that work with children use | | | | again if you do that, we just might run out of |
| cardboard to make signs or for other arts and | | | | landfills. |