Cardboard Bale Pickup

Cardboard Bale Pickup on Your Schedule

Bale pickup is the core of what Greene Recycling does. Once your team bales cardboard, we haul it away on a schedule that matches your volume. Our cardboard bale pickup service handles bales from as low as 180 lbs up to 1,200 lbs, so a small stockroom baler and a full-size warehouse baler both fit our routes.

No job is too big or too small. Some locations produce one bale a month. Others fill a trailer every week. We build a route for each.

Pickup Frequency That Fits

Choose the schedule that matches how fast your cardboard builds up:

• Weekly for busy stores, grocery locations, and distribution centers.
• Bi-weekly for steady, moderate volume.
• Monthly for smaller sites that bale slowly.
• Will-call for seasonal swings or uneven volume. Call when your bales are ready and we’ll schedule a truck.

You can change frequency as your business changes. Add pickups for the holiday rush, then scale back in January.

Why Baled Cardboard Is Worth More

Loose boxes take up space and have little value. Baled cardboard is dense, stackable, and easy to load, which makes it valuable in the recycling market. That’s why cardboard bale pickup pairs naturally with our brokerage and rebate program. We sell your bales into the market and pass value back to you. The more bales we pick up, the higher the rebate we can extend.

Getting Bales Ready for Pickup

A few simple habits keep pickups fast and bales at full value:

• Keep bales clean and dry. Cardboard that sits in the rain loses weight and value.
• Remove plastic film, foam, and trash before baling.
• Store finished bales near the dock or door so the driver can load them quickly.
• Tie bales securely so they hold their shape when moved.

If your baler isn’t producing solid bales, our baler service can help.

Built for Every Kind of Business

Retail stores, grocery and convenience stores, warehouses and distribution centers, restaurants, and manufacturers all use our cardboard bale pickup. A grocery store may need weekly service to keep up with daily deliveries, while a small restaurant group might bale slowly and call when it’s ready. Distribution centers often run several balers and fill a trailer at a time. Whatever your operation, we build a schedule around your volume and your delivery days, not the other way around.

One Program for Every Location

Greene Recycling serves more than 500 locations and services businesses in all 50 states. For multi-location companies, that means one cardboard bale pickup program across every store, warehouse, or restaurant, with a single point of contact. National brands like Walgreens and Crate & Barrel trust us with their locations. When you open a new site, we add it to the nearest route.

Pickup That Shows Up

A missed pickup means bales stacking up in the back room, blocked aisles, and a team working around clutter. Reliability is the whole job. Our trucks arrive when scheduled, and our team at headquarters in Georgetown, Texas answers the phone when you call. That’s why customers stay with us for years.

Good for Your Business and the Environment

Every bale we pick up sends usable fiber back into the supply chain instead of the landfill. Corrugated cardboard is one of the most recycled packaging materials in the United States, according to the EPA. A reliable cardboard bale pickup program also gives you clear numbers to report against waste reduction goals.

Request a Bale Pickup Quote

Tell us how many locations you have, what baler you use, and roughly how many bales you produce each month. We’ll recommend a schedule and quote your cardboard bale pickup. Request a quote or call 512-630-5108. You can also see the industries we serve or all of our services.