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So at ~ $170/£130 tonne an average cardboard box which weighs 500g will get you 8.5c/6.5p. Assuming you can remove 5 boxes per minute that equates to 300 boxes

So at ~ $170/£130 tonne an average cardboard box which weighs 500g will get you 8.5c/6.5p. Assuming you can remove 5 boxes per minute that equates to 300 boxes per hour or $25/£20 per hour. I can see why there might be a demand but it doesn't seem hugely profitable unless you are stealing cardboard which has already been compacted or which you can remove into a vehicle fairly easily.

r0m4n0 6y ago
In NYC the boxes are already bundled and left on sidewalks all over the city, I think because they are required to make it as easy as possible to collect/separate. Whenever I move I usually walk around a few blocks and snag a few bundles to assist as packing material. Little did I know I was actually committing a crime