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Clear the back door and free up kitchen space with reliable pickups sized for food service.
Bale pickups of any size, one bale or a trailer load.
Weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, or will-call service.
Baler service, 30-ft roll-offs, and 40-yard compactors.
The more bales we pick up, the higher your rebate.
Restaurants receive food and supplies in cardboard boxes several times a week. In a tight kitchen, those boxes stack up fast near the back door and in dry storage. Greene Recycling provides restaurant cardboard recycling with pickups sized for food service, so you can keep your back of house clean, safe, and ready for the next delivery.
We’ve been recycling cardboard since 1995, and we know restaurant teams don’t have time to manage waste. Our job is to make it automatic.
Recycling in a restaurant needs to fit small spaces and busy schedules. Here’s how we make it work:
Loose cardboard near prep areas and back doors attracts pests, blocks exits, and creates fire hazards. Health inspectors notice clutter. A consistent restaurant cardboard recycling program keeps boxes broken down, baled, and gone on schedule, which helps your team keep the kitchen clean and inspection-ready.
Cardboard that goes in the dumpster fills it faster, which can mean more frequent trash pickups and higher bills. Baling and recycling that cardboard reduces trash volume, and as a recycling broker, Greene Recycling can extend a rebate on your bales. The more bales we pick up, the higher the rebate. Restaurant cardboard recycling can help on both sides of the ledger.
If you operate several locations or a regional chain, we can bring every restaurant under one program. Greene Recycling serves more than 500 locations in all 50 states. One team, one schedule, and consistent service across every unit. See our service areas, including Texas.
Diners pay attention to how restaurants handle waste. Corrugated cardboard is one of the most recycled packaging materials in the country, according to the EPA, and restaurant cardboard recycling is an easy, visible step toward reducing what your restaurant sends to the landfill.
A recycling program only works if it’s easy for the people doing the work. We help restaurant teams set up a simple routine: break down boxes as deliveries are put away, keep food waste and liners out of the cardboard, and bale at the end of each shift. Clean, dry cardboard is worth more, and it keeps your storage area free of odors and pests.
Because pickups happen on a set schedule, your managers don’t have to remember to call anyone. The truck shows up, the bales leave, and the kitchen stays clear.
We work with independent cafés, fast-casual concepts, full-service dining rooms, catering kitchens, and multi-unit franchise groups. A single location may only produce a few bales a month, and that’s fine. We build routes so smaller stops fit alongside larger customers, keeping service affordable for every restaurant. Seasonal spots and event venues can use will-call pickups, so you only pay for service when the cardboard is actually there.
Tell us how many locations you operate, how often you receive deliveries, and whether you have a baler. We’ll design restaurant cardboard recycling service that fits your kitchen. Request a quote or call 512-630-5108. Explore our services or see how we support grocery stores.
Straight answers about service, schedules, and rebates.
A baler compacts cardboard so it takes less space and can be picked up as bales. We pick up bales as small as 180 lbs, so compact balers work well for restaurants.
Weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, or will-call service, based on your volume.
Yes. We serve more than 500 locations in all 50 states.