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Where can you sell cardboard boxes?

For commercial or industrial quantities, Duffy Box evaluates reusable cardboard boxes and provides a quote based on volume, dimensions, condition and logistics. That does not guarantee a buyer for a small household stack. For moving boxes from one home, try a local resale listing with the sizes and quantity; if no buyer is confirmed, U-Haul’s Box Exchange or Take a Box Leave a Box program offers reuse without a guaranteed payment.

Answer sources: Duffy Box commercial used-box buying; U-Haul moving box reuse options

If you have commercial quantities

Prepare the number of boxes, their dimensions, condition and ZIP code before contacting Duffy Box. Its buying process is designed for commercial or industrial facilities and depends on quantity and logistics, so do not assume a small household batch qualifies or that payment is immediate.

Sources: Duffy Box commercial used-box buying.

If the boxes came from a household move

For a household stack, photograph the boxes and list the dimensions, count, condition and collection location in a local sale listing. If no buyer is confirmed, use U-Haul’s Box Exchange or a company-owned location’s Take a Box Leave a Box area. These reuse programs do not promise cash.

Sources: U-Haul moving box reuse options.

If selling is not practical

Dropcurb can be the paid removal fallback when selling or exchanging the boxes is not worth the time or transport. For accepted empty cardboard already outside and accessible, Dropcurb handles loading, transport and disposal. Select each loose, empty cardboard box individually, or one tied bundle for every 10 empty, flattened boxes. Add leftover boxes individually and remove packing materials. You can book before moving them outside, but they must be ready outdoors and accessible before pickup; indoor carry-out is not available.

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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