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Achieve Complete Cardboard Sustainability and Save Money with These Tips Now

When it comes down to the topic of cardboard sustainability, there are so many questions relating to this subject. At Essex Tubes, we’re about to cover some common questions such as “Is cardboard sustainable?” “What is the difference between recycling cardboard and sustainable cardboard?” and even “What are cardboard alternatives?”. We decided to give you …

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Using Cardboard Tubes To Make Cardboard Plant Pots

There are many uses for cardboard tubes from packaging to being used in manufacturing or even in the entertainment industry as props, but did you know you can also reuse them to make cardboard plant pots. This is an eco-friendly alternative to traditional plastic / ceramic pots.  As spring is vastly approaching, gardening enthusiasts will …

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Cardboard Piling Tubes vs Plastic Piling Tubes: What’s better?

Large buildings and structures are the hallmark of modern civilisation but certainly aren’t easy to make. They all have to start somewhere, and for many projects, that means piling and deep foundation. This article will discuss support cylinder concrete pouring and the tubes that make it possible. What are Piling Tubes? Pilling tubes are basically …

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Why Sustainable Packaging Matters And What You Can Do To Support It

Sustainable Packaging: Why It Matters To some, sustainable packaging comes off as more of a buzzword than anything else. Most people support the concept of protecting the planet but associate this particular way of going about it with false advertising and inaccessible products. And that is – to an extent – reasonable. Tons of companies …

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How Cardboard Products Are Used In The Entertainment Industry

Cardboard is a notoriously versatile material – from boxes and packaging to toilet paper tubes, cartons, crafting supplies and more, you can find it in practically every facet of everyday life. One application where it’s particularly useful is in the entertainment industry. While you may not have realized it, cardboard is a key player in …

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The Best Ways to Use Cardboard Tubes During the Holiday Season

The festive period is well and truly underway and the mad rush to gather presents for friends and family has begun. This is followed by the challenge of wrapping them all in time for Christmas, around getting everything else sorted. Once this time has passed it can be hard to know what to do with …

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A Look Back At The Cardboard Tube Fighting League

Cardboard tube fighting is an interesting phenomenon that has come about as a result of the internet. It used to be internationally viral, but now few people know anything at all about this bizarre sport! Cardboard tube fighting is a unique sport that you can only enjoy if your childhood was full of wasted time …

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4 Reasons Why Cardboard Is A Good Packaging Material

The evolution of packaging has been a gradual process, as over the years it was adapted to transport more than just food items. Today, nearly anything can be preserved by using this technology and that’s because we now have so many options for materials and styles. Cardboard has been used for containing products since the …

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How To Be Creative With Cardboard Tubes And Create Your Favourite Characters

When you first look at it, using cardboard tubes to show your creative side seems like an unlikely solution. However, when you consider the versatility of art, there truly are no limitations.  In this article, we are going to explain how you can use or even reuse cardboard tubes to be able to create some …

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How to Make a DIY Christmas Nutcracker Using Cardboard Tubes

Table of Contents With Christmas around the corner, it is now that time where we all start to think about our decorations. We are all familiar with putting up lights and a Christmas tree, but one of the greatest decorations are the Nutcrackers that have been popular for over a century now.  It may be …

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