Cardboard box

A container made from paperboard, often corrugated, used to store, protect, or transport goods. Its folds and joined panels create a lightweight enclosure that can be flattened for storage.

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Paperboard: A thick, stiff paper-based material used to make packaging, cartons, and other products. The broad material category from which cardboard boxes are made.
Box compression test: A test that measures the maximum compressive load a box can withstand before collapsing. It quantifies how well a box can bear stacking loads.
Shipping container: A receptacle used to hold and protect goods during transportation. A cardboard box is a lightweight form of shipping container.
Paper recycling: The collection and reprocessing of used paper products into new paper-based materials. Many cardboard boxes can re-enter the fiber supply through recycling.
Paperboard history: The development of thick paper materials and their uses in packaging and manufacture. Advances in paperboard made lightweight folded packages practical.
Corrugated fiberboard: A layered packaging material with one or more fluted paper sheets between flat linerboards. Its fluted core gives many shipping boxes stiffness and cushioning.
Edge crush test: A test measuring the compressive strength of corrugated board loaded on its edge. Board edge strength helps predict a box’s resistance to vertical crushing.
Moving box: A sturdy box used to pack household or office belongings for relocation. Its familiar use shows how box size and strength suit manual handling.
Recycled paper: Paper made partly or wholly from recovered paper fibers. Recovered fibers can become new boxboard, though repeated processing shortens fibers.
Corrugated fiberboard history: The development of corrugated paper material and its adoption for protective packaging. Corrugated board transformed paper boxes into stronger shipping containers.