How to Use paperboard in a Sentence

paperboard

noun
  • The mill churns out enough of this paperboard to be folded into 32m cartons a day.
    The Economist, 17 Oct. 2019
  • Packaging for the item amounts to more than 7 million pounds of paperboard per year.
    Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 3 Sep. 2020
  • Pulp, paper and paperboard mills were the largest releasers.
    Camille Fine, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Once the fiber degrades, it can be used to make paperboard, which is used in things like cereal boxes.
    Justine Calma, The Verge, 7 Jan. 2021
  • But prices for paperboard, which is used for beer and cereal boxes, have held up.
    Ryan Dezember, WSJ, 7 Feb. 2023
  • The address is listed as Joe Piper Inc., a distributor of odd lot paperboard.
    Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 14 Sep. 2022
  • But while that impressed our experts, kids were more into the cool designs on these paperboard panels, which connect with plastic links.
    Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Michelina’s Spaghetti with Meat Sauce, produced April 22, comes in an 8.5-ounce paperboard tray with lid package.
    Marc Bona, cleveland, 18 June 2021
  • The Mexican Pizza had sent more than 7 million pounds of paperboard into landfills each year, the company said.
    Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 19 May 2022
  • And 20 percent of paperboard packaging, like boxes for fries and pizzas, contained PFAS.
    Megan Schmidt, Discover Magazine, 9 Oct. 2019
  • Before his remarks, Biden toured a warehouse-sized shed at the port containing giant rolls of fiber paperboard made by a Finnish company, Metsä Board, used to make boxes.
    Pamela Wood, baltimoresun.com, 10 Nov. 2021
  • Postcards, which should be no more than 4 ¼ by 6 inches, can be made from paperboard—like cereal and granola bar boxes—as well as any kind of cardboard packaging.
    National Geographic, 2 July 2020
  • Togo transforms a single sheet of paperboard into a hyper-efficient purse for your meal.
    Joseph Flaherty, WIRED, 23 Oct. 2013
  • The paper cup, which is expected to hit the shelves end of this year, is 80% paperboard, made from responsibly sourced and renewable material.
    Michelle Shen, USA TODAY, 26 Aug. 2021
  • Clare's paint trays and liners are made from recycled materials and arrive in a 100% recycled paperboard box at your door.
    Elizabeth Sweet, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Plus, the boxes are made from 100% recycled paperboard and use a thin outer plastic for freshness to reduce material needs.
    Lynn Redmile, Good Housekeeping, 20 Oct. 2020
  • And Alabama is second in the nation in pulp production and paper and paperboard production.
    William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 24 Mar. 2020
  • Approximately 26% of waste dumped in landfill sites is discarded paper and paperboard, according to The World Counts.
    Eugene Xiong, Forbes, 11 May 2021
  • Previously, disposal of the pizza's packaging amounted to more than 7 million pounds of paperboard per year.
    Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 18 Apr. 2022
  • It’s made of high-quality paperboard and the puzzles are available in landscape or vertical orientation, according to the website.
    Lindsay Schneider, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2023
  • There are also trash bags that are made with recycled materials or reclaimed plastic, or that are packaged in recycled paperboard.
    Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2021
  • For example, french fry containers — aptly called Frypods — are being made with a new recyclable paperboard.
    Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 4 May 2021
  • The company became the world's primary source of converting machinery for the production of paper cup and paperboard containers.
    Jeff Rumage, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2018
  • Statewide, there are 35 pulp, paper and paperboard mills with a total annual payroll of nearly $2.5 billion, according to industry figures.
    Rick Barrett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2020
  • But Billerud is proposing a more than $1 billion retooling of the mill to convert it to primarily constructing paperboard, used in cereal and other consumer product boxes.
    Freep.com, 23 Apr. 2023
  • Cardboard is more biodegradable than plastic packaging, but its production is linked to deforestation and heavy chemical use by paperboard mills.
    Washington Post, 30 Dec. 2020
  • Mexican Pizza packaging accounts for over 7 million pounds of paperboard material per year in the U.S.
    Alicia Kelso, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2022
  • At Burger King, one Whopper wrapping out of three tested above that threshold for fluorine; bags for chicken nuggets and cookies also tested positive, although paperboard boxes did not.
    Michele Cohen Marill, Wired, 7 Aug. 2020
  • Easy on the planet, but a powerful match for body odor, this refillable antiperspirant eliminates the single-use plastic for packaging, as its container is made from more eco-friendly paperboard.
    Erica Metzger, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2021
  • Georgia-Pacific is investing $50 million in its Brewton mill, funding upgrades of its paperboard machine.
    William Thornton, AL.com, 23 May 2017

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