OCC & Cardboard Recycling in Phoenix, Arizona

How we handle occ / cardboard

Recovering old corrugated cardboard (OCC) was where Arizona Product Destruction began its journey, providing recovery of cardboard and other packaging materials for the Phoenix area. OCC arrives as intact packaging, loose or already baled. It is then sorted, compacted, and shipped to our recycling partners. Because this material has real resale value, our goal here is recovery rather than destruction — keeping usable fiber out of landfill while still giving you a documented chain of custody.

We run this alongside our destruction lines, so a single pickup can combine both material types. For clients running mixed loads of product and packaging, that means one scheduled pickup instead of two vendors and two sets of paperwork.

Fiber quality drives what a load is worth downstream, so sorting happens on arrival rather than at the far end. Contaminated or wet material is separated out before baling, which keeps the recoverable fraction clean enough to actually be accepted by a mill.

OCC / Cardboard by the numbers

OCC / Cardboard destruction at a glance

Materials accepted

Corrugated cardboard loose or pre-baled, shrink wrap, stretch film, mixed paper packaging, and rigid plastic packaging.

How it works

Sorted on arrival, contaminants removed, compacted and baled, then shipped to downstream recycling partners.

Combined loads

Runs alongside our destruction lines, so product and packaging can move on a single pickup.

What you receive

A Certificate of Destruction, video, photos, or live on-site viewing, all available on request.

Service area

We serve local customers throughout the Phoenix valley and manufacturers statewide — from Page to Tucson, from Yuma to Flagstaff. Trusted processing and shipping partners expand our reach throughout the lower 48.