This year we have seen shopping change in a dramatic amount of ways. The online sales for the United States took to record highs in all categories. People who have never shopped online have placed more orders then they know what to do with. We are seeing tons of evidence of this we people are now making a sport and fun of how many packaging supplies are now filling up their trash, garage, and anywhere they can simply put them. This can be a huge problem and a really big issue for a lot of people because not everyone has the ability to get rid of these items as easy as others. It is true that many people want to be very environmentally conscious and many people simply just want to ge these items out of their house. Either boat you fall into getting those packaging supplies out of your house can be a bit of a choir. That is why today I want to go over some basic ground rules for safely breaking down all of those boxes.
The truth is that if you are now ordering a ton of items online that you are going to be getting a lot of boxes delivered to your door. Those boxes have to go somewhere and in my neighborhood we can only get rid of so many trash cans and or bags per week. We are also limited to having only one recycling trash can and it is not allowed during current legal regulations to make unnecessary trips to the recycling area. So that is why I have worked hard to creating a good system for getting those boxes out of our home and property safely and happily.
I started by tearing them down by hand and the fact is that I was not really able to do very many without massive paper cuts or hurt hands. The glaring truth is that many people are not able to tear apart corrugated boxes with ease. It is hard and not very safe. It is also not very safe to use scissors in the long term to break these boxes down to put in bags or trash cans. The small handles and constant pressure quickly leads to red hot spots and soon to be blisters. I tried this as well and since I had about 30 boxes to go through I did two before I got a blister. THis was very disappointing and sad. So I went to the next best options.
Using a high quality fixed blade knife is the best way to break down cardboard boxes. You can use a simple box cutter if you like, or a nice fixed blade with a comfortable handle. I always use gloves so make sure to get one that allows you to have the space you need to handle it with care. Make sure you follow the rules to always cut away from yourself and to take your time.
Use a knife with a good steel that is very sharp. The sharper the knife is the less resistance it will have and the less pressure you have to put on it. This makes the cut safer all around and much easier as well. This is done by sharpening your knife when it needs it.
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