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In the U.S. alone, over 90% of all products are shipped in a cardboard box and
120 million tons of cardboard are used each year. The EPA reports the US
commercial sector generates more corrugated cardboard than any other single
material. If all North American companies and consumers disposed of their
cardboard by “dumping”, the resulting 457 billion square feet of trash could
blanket the states of Massachusetts and New Jersey, or cover 9.5 million
football fields!
Used Cardboard
Boxes ("UCB") makes a significant environmental impact by collecting usable,
quality boxes from businesses that would otherwise discard them. UCB then
certifies, brands, and re-sells the very same boxes to the 43 million Americans
who move each year as well as small businesses throughout the country as a
low-cost, earth-friendly alternative to new boxes. Product is ordered
online or at 1-888-BOXES88 and then delivered to the consumer the next day.
Funk Ventures Acceleration Partners commenced an
Acceleration program with UCB in 2005, which led to a clearly refined business
model and the infusion of additional management. Perfectly positioned for growth
by summer 2006, UCB completed its first round of financing, providing it with
the resources to build out its nationwide infrastructure by 2007.
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