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Where can you donate cardboard boxes?

You can donate reusable cardboard boxes through Take a Box Leave a Box areas at U-Haul company-owned locations or through U-Haul’s online Box Exchange, where a matched receiver must want them. Confirm space, condition and any appointment requirements first; boxes should be clean, dry, intact and free of labels and packing materials. If no recipient is available, check your local recycling rules instead.

Answer sources: U-Haul moving box reuse options; EPA common recyclables guidance

Prepare boxes for reuse

Empty the boxes, remove address labels and packing materials, and keep only boxes that are dry, clean and intact. Flatten them if the receiving location allows it, then confirm that the location has space and accepts your box condition.

Sources: U-Haul moving box reuse options; EPA common recyclables guidance.

Use recycling when reuse is not available

If you cannot arrange a reuse handoff, check your local recycling program’s rules for cardboard. Cardboard should be empty, clean and dry; flattening it can save space.

Sources: EPA common recyclables guidance.

When outdoor pickup is useful

If the boxes are accepted leftovers and you cannot arrange a reuse handoff, Dropcurb can handle loading, transport and disposal for loose empty boxes counted individually or tied bundles of 10 empty, flattened boxes. Select one bundle for every 10 boxes, add leftover boxes individually and remove packing materials. Standard pickup starts with the items outside and accessible; if they are indoors, move them outside before pickup or use a service that includes indoor carrying. You can check the item price and book before moving them outside, but they must be ready outdoors and accessible by pickup.

Review cardboard pickup choices before selecting the empty boxes or tied bundles.

Sources: Dropcurb current pricing and standard pickup scope.

Current Dropcurb prices

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ItemPickup of oneEach additional
Empty cardboard box$59$5
10 flattened cardboard boxes$79$20

For accepted items outside and accessible. Your pickup uses the highest first-item price, plus the additional-item price for each remaining item. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Prices are before applicable sales tax; see your total before payment.

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